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