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
- sinister, ominous, ill-boding; malevolent
Ancestry of “złowrogi”, step by step
złowrogi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish wrogi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | wrogi | hostile |
| 2 | Polish | wróg | enemy; foe |
| 3 | Old Polish | wróg | lot, fate; bad omen; murderer |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | vȏrgъ | foe, enemy |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | verťi | to roll, turn; to throw, cast |
| 6 | Latin | vertere | inflection of vertō: ## third-person plural... |
| 7 | Latin | verto | I turn, revolve; I turn around; I reverse |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |