Where does “spierka” come from?
spierka (Polish) comes from Polish zeprzeć, from Polish przeć, from Polish poprzecznica, from Polish poprzeczny, from Polish -ny, from Latin temporālis, from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European tempos — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...
Ancestry of “spierka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | zeprzeć | to argue, to quarrel, to feud |
| 2 | Polish | przeć | to push; to press ahead, press on, push forward,... |
| 3 | Polish | poprzecznica | transverse colon |
| 4 | Polish | poprzeczny | transverse |
| 5 | Polish | -ny | Forms masculine adjectives |
| 6 | Latin | temporālis | of or belonging to time, lasting but for a time, temporary, temporal |
| 7 | Latin | tempus | time, period, age; season; kairos, right time,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tempos | stretch |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | temp- | to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to... |