Where does “sylwestrować” come from?

sylwestrować (Polish) comes from Polish Sylwester, from Latin sylvester, from Latin silva, from Proto-Indo-European sēl- — to calm, quiet, be favourable.

sylwestrować (Polish): to celebrate New Year's Eve

Definitions

  1. to celebrate New Year's Eve

Ancestry of “sylwestrować”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishSylwesterNew Year's Eve
2LatinsylvesterAlternative form of silvester; woody, rural
3Latinsilvawood, forest; orchard, grove
4Proto-Indo-Europeansēl-to calm, quiet, be favourable
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēl- →Every word from Latin silva →Every word from Latin sylvester →