Where does “wpółnagi” come from?
wpółnagi (Polish) comes from Polish wpół, from Polish w, from Polish reszta, from German Rest, from Italian resto, from Italian restare, from Latin restō, from Latin rĕ- — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “wpółnagi”, step by step
wpółnagi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish wpół
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | wpół | in half |
| 2 | Polish | w | in, at, on; into, in; on |
| 3 | Polish | reszta | rest; change; remainder |
| 4 | German | Rest | rest, remainder, remnant; radical |
| 5 | Italian | resto | rest, remainder, balance |
| 6 | Italian | restare | to stay; to remain |
| 7 | Latin | restō | to stand firm; to stay behind |
| 8 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 9 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 10 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |