Where does “stępica” come from?
stępica (Polish) comes from Polish stępa, from Polish stęp, from Ukrainian степ, from English step, from English stepchild, from Middle English stepchild, from Old English stēopċild, from Old English ċild — to swallow; swallow.
stępica (Polish): a smaller trap of wood to catch hares, badgers, wolves, foxes
Definitions
- a smaller trap of wood to catch hares, badgers, wolves, foxes
Ancestry of “stępica”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | stępa | mortar; A type of beartrap; Alternative form of... |
| 2 | Polish | stęp | tarsus; walk; genitive plural of stępa |
| 3 | Ukrainian | степ | steppe; tap dance |
| 4 | English | step | An advance or movement made from one foot to the... |
| 5 | English | stepchild | The child of one's spouse but not one's own; A... |
| 6 | Middle English | stepchild | stepchild child of a spouse |
| 7 | Old English | stēopċild | stepchild |
| 8 | Old English | ċild | child, youth; fetus; female baby; child |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | kelþaz | fetus; newborn; infant; child |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵelt- | womb |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |