Where does “usprawiedliwiać” come from?
usprawiedliwiać (Polish) comes from Polish usprawiedliwić, from Polish sprawiedliwy, from Czech spravedlivý, from Czech s-, from Czech s, from Old Czech [[s]], [[se]], from Proto-Slavic sъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — resin, gum; to say, speak.
usprawiedliwiać (Polish): to justify, to legitimize, to validate
Definitions
- to justify, to legitimize, to validate
Ancestry of “usprawiedliwiać”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | usprawiedliwić | to justify, to legitimize, to validate |
| 2 | Polish | sprawiedliwy | fair, just |
| 3 | Czech | spravedlivý | just |
| 4 | Czech | s- | A prefix, usually indicating either movement... |
| 5 | Czech | s | with |
| 6 | Old Czech | [[s]], [[se]] | — |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | sъ(n) | with, accompanying, alongside; with, by means of,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 10 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 11 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 12 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |