Where does “szantażystka” come from?
szantażystka (Polish) comes from Polish szantażysta, from Polish szantaż, from French chantage, from French -age, from Middle French -age, from Old French -age, from Old Occitan -atge, from Latin -āticum.
Ancestry of “szantażystka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | szantażysta | blackmailer |
| 2 | Polish | szantaż | blackmail |
| 3 | French | chantage | blackmail, shakedown |
| 4 | French | -age | Forming nouns with the sense of "action or result... |
| 5 | Middle French | -age | forms nouns with the sense of "action or result... |
| 6 | Old French | -age | forms nouns with the sense of 'action or result... |
| 7 | Old Occitan | -atge | suffix used to form masculine nouns |
| 8 | Latin | -āticum | — |