Where does “wyrafinowany” come from?
wyrafinowany (Polish) comes from Polish wyrafinować, from Polish rafinować, from French raffiner, from French ré-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
wyrafinowany (Polish): cosmopolitan, savvy, sophisticated
Definitions
- cosmopolitan, savvy, sophisticated
Ancestry of “wyrafinowany”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | wyrafinować | to refine |
| 2 | Polish | rafinować | to refine |
| 3 | French | raffiner | to refine; to rarefy |
| 4 | French | ré- | re- |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |