Where does “wysokoprocentowy” come from?
wysokoprocentowy (Polish) comes from Polish procentowy, from Polish procent, from German Prozent, from Italian per cento, from Latin centum, from Latin folium, from Proto-Italic *foljom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰolh₃yom.
wysokoprocentowy (Polish): high in alcohol, high-proof, strong
Definitions
- high in alcohol, high-proof, strong
Ancestry of “wysokoprocentowy”, step by step
wysokoprocentowy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish procentowy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | procentowy | percent |
| 2 | Polish | procent | percent |
| 3 | German | Prozent | percent |
| 4 | Italian | per cento | percent |
| 5 | Latin | centum | a hundred; 100 |
| 6 | Latin | folium | a leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *foljom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰolh₃yom | leaf |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Polish wysoki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | wysoki | tall; high |
| 2 | Old Polish | wysoki | tall; high |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | vysokъ | high; tall |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -okъ | From adjectives, forms a carrier of the... |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | -kъ | Deverbal, forms token nouns; From expressive or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -kos | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |