Where does “umocować” come from?

umocować (Polish) comes from Polish mocować, from Polish móc, from Old Polish móc, from Proto-Slavic moťь, from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

umocować (Polish): to fasten, to secure

Definitions

  1. to fasten, to secure

Ancestry of “umocować”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmocowaćto attach, to affix
2Polishmócto be able; may, might; to be allowed
3Old Polishmóccan, may, to be able to
4Proto-Slavicmoťьpower
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

Words derived from “umocować”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis →Every word from Proto-Slavic moťь →