Where does “wielożeństwo” come from?
wielożeństwo (Polish) comes from Polish żona, from French zone, from German Zone, from Italian zona, from Spanish zona, from Portuguese zona, from Russian зо́на, from Latin zōna — belt, sash.
wielożeństwo (Polish): polygyny
Definitions
- polygyny
Ancestry of “wielożeństwo”, step by step
wielożeństwo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish żona
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | żona | wife; woman |
| 2 | French | zone | zone; first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 3 | German | Zone | zone |
| 4 | Italian | zona | a zone, area or district |
| 5 | Spanish | zona | zone, district, area |
| 6 | Portuguese | zona | zone; area, region; mess |
| 7 | Russian | зо́на | zone |
| 8 | Latin | zōna | belt, girdle |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ζώνη | belt, sash |