Where does “uniemożliwiać” come from?
uniemożliwiać (Polish) comes from Polish uniemożliwić, from Polish niemożliwy, from Polish możliwy, from Polish -liwy, from Polish -iwy, from Proto-Slavic -ivъ, from Proto-Slavic -vъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *-was — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
uniemożliwiać (Polish): to make impossible, to prevent, to preclude
Definitions
- to make impossible, to prevent, to preclude
Ancestry of “uniemożliwiać”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | uniemożliwić | to make impossible, to prevent, to preclude |
| 2 | Polish | niemożliwy | impracticable |
| 3 | Polish | możliwy | possible; acceptable |
| 4 | Polish | -liwy | forms adjectives from verbs meaning tending to |
| 5 | Polish | -iwy | forms masculine adjectives meaning tending to |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | -ivъ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | -vъ | From thematic declension of u-stem... |
| 8 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *-was | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |