Where does “wodolecznictwo” come from?
wodolecznictwo (Polish) comes from Polish wóda, from Old Polish woda, from Proto-Slavic vodà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wandō, from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥, from Proto-Indo-European wed-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
wodolecznictwo (Polish): hydrotherapy
Definitions
- hydrotherapy
Ancestry of “wodolecznictwo”, step by step
wodolecznictwo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish wóda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | wóda | Augmentative of wódka |
| 2 | Old Polish | woda | water |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | vodà | water |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | wandō | water |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wódr̥ | water |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |
via Polish lecznictwo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | lecznictwo | therapy, therapeutics |
| 2 | Polish | -nik | -er |
| 3 | Old Polish | -nik | forms masculine nouns referring to a performer of some action, sometimes a device |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -nikъ | From the deverbial noun stem of imperfect verbs,... |