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Where does “złowrogi” come from?

złowrogi (Polish) comes from Polish wrogi, from Polish wróg, from Old Polish wróg, from Proto-Slavic vȏrgъ, from Proto-Slavic verťi, from Latin vertere, from Latin verto, from Proto-Italic wertō — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

złowrogi (Polish): sinister, ominous, ill-boding; malevolent

Definitions

  1. sinister, ominous, ill-boding; malevolent

Ancestry of “złowrogi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwrogihostile
2Polishwrógenemy; foe
3Old Polishwróglot, fate; bad omen; murderer
4Proto-Slavicvȏrgъ—
5Proto-Slavicverťito roll, turn; to throw, cast
6Latinvertereinflection of vertō: ## third-person plural...
7LatinvertoI turn, revolve; I turn around; I reverse
8Proto-Italicwertō—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “złowrogi”

  • złowrogość
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