Where does “złowrogość” come from?
złowrogość (Polish) comes from Polish złowrogi, from Polish wrogi, from Polish wróg, from Old Polish wróg, from Proto-Slavic vȏrgъ, from Proto-Slavic verťi, from Latin vertere, from Latin verto — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
złowrogość (Polish): malevolence, hostility; ominousness
Definitions
- malevolence, hostility; ominousness
Ancestry of “złowrogość”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | złowrogi | sinister, ominous, ill-boding; malevolent |
| 2 | Polish | wrogi | hostile |
| 3 | Polish | wróg | enemy; foe |
| 4 | Old Polish | wróg | lot, fate; bad omen; murderer |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | vȏrgъ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | verťi | to roll, turn; to throw, cast |
| 7 | Latin | vertere | inflection of vertō:
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| 8 | Latin | verto | I turn, revolve; I turn around; I reverse |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | wertō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |