Where does “wersalskość” come from?
wersalskość (Polish) comes from Polish wersalski, from Polish Wersal, from French Versailles, from Latin versor, from Latin versō, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
wersalskość (Polish): politeness, elegance
Definitions
- politeness, elegance
Ancestry of “wersalskość”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | wersalski | Versailles |
| 2 | Polish | Wersal | Palace of Versailles |
| 3 | French | Versailles | Versailles the |
| 4 | Latin | versor | I turn myself around; I move around; I dwell,... |
| 5 | Latin | versō | to turn often, keep turning, handle, whirl about, turn over |
| 6 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |