Where does “zacięcie” come from?

zacięcie (Polish) comes from Polish zacięty, from Polish zaciąć, from Polish za-, from Polish nie-, from Old Polish nie-, from Old Polish nie, from Proto-Slavic ne, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē — not; no.

zacięcie (Polish): cut, scratch, nick, groove

Definitions

  1. cut, scratch, nick, groove

Ancestry of “zacięcie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishzaciętyfierce, bitter, vehement
2Polishzaciąćto cut
3Polishza-Forms perfective semelfactive verbs, usually...
4Polishnie-un-, dis-, -less, non-
5Old Polishnie-generic negation prefix, used for adjectives, adverbs and participles; un-, dis-, -less, non
6Old Polishnienegation particle; no, not
7Proto-Slavicnenot
8Proto-Balto-Slavicnot
9Proto-Indo-Europeannot; no
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