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