Where does “wierszokleta” come from?
wierszokleta (Polish) comes from Polish wiersz, from Latin versus, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
wierszokleta (Polish): poetaster
Definitions
- poetaster
Ancestry of “wierszokleta”, step by step
wierszokleta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish wiersz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | wiersz | poem; row; line, verse |
| 2 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 3 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |