Where does “z groszami” come from?
z groszami (Polish) comes from Polish z, from Polish poza, from Polish za, from Polish w, from Polish reszta, from German Rest, from Italian resto, from Italian restare — to pull, to draw; to lead.
z groszami (Polish): and change, plus a small amount
Definitions
- and change, plus a small amount
Ancestry of “z groszami”, step by step
z groszami traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish z
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | z | from; out of; made of |
| 2 | Polish | poza | beyond, out of; except; pose, posture |
| 3 | Polish | za | behind; for, after; in, for |
| 4 | Polish | w | in, at, on; into, in; on |
| 5 | Polish | reszta | rest; change; remainder |
| 6 | German | Rest | rest, remainder, remnant; radical |
| 7 | Italian | resto | rest, remainder, balance |
| 8 | Italian | restare | to stay; to remain |
| 9 | Latin | restō | to stand firm; to stay behind |
| 10 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 11 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 12 | Latin | dūcō | to lead, guide, conduct, lead away |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | doukō | lead |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | déwketi | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |
via Polish grosze
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | grosze | a small amount of money;... |
| 2 | Polish | grosz | grosz |
| 3 | German | Groschen | groschen; any of a number of coins with a... |
| 4 | Middle High German | grosse | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | denarius | — |
| 6 | Latin | grossus | coarse, unrefined; young, green, immature; thick,... |
| 7 | Old High German | grōz | big, large, thick; great; large, thick, coarse |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | graut | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | grautaz | coarse, crude; big, large |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |