Where does “zapewne” come from?
zapewne (Polish) comes from Polish za, from Polish w, from Polish reszta, from German Rest, from Italian resto, from Italian restare, from Latin restō, from Latin rĕ- — passed , crossed.
zapewne (Polish): arguably, belike, probably; presumption of the speaker that the judgment communicated in the sentence is true
Definitions
- arguably, belike, probably; presumption of the speaker that the judgment communicated in the sentence is true
Ancestry of “zapewne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | za | behind; for, after; in, for |
| 2 | Polish | w | in, at, on; into, in; on |
| 3 | Polish | reszta | rest; change; remainder |
| 4 | German | Rest | rest, remainder, remnant; radical |
| 5 | Italian | resto | rest, remainder, balance |
| 6 | Italian | restare | to stay; to remain |
| 7 | Latin | restō | to stand firm; to stay behind |
| 8 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 9 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 10 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |