Where does “zapiekanka” come from?
zapiekanka (Polish) comes from Polish zapiekać, from Polish zapiec, from Polish za, from Polish w, from Polish reszta, from German Rest, from Italian resto, from Italian restare — to pull, to draw; to lead.
zapiekanka (Polish): casserole
Definitions
- casserole
Ancestry of “zapiekanka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | zapiekać | to brown by baking |
| 2 | Polish | zapiec | to brown by baking |
| 3 | Polish | za | behind; for, after; in, for |
| 4 | Polish | w | in, at, on; into, in; on |
| 5 | Polish | reszta | rest; change; remainder |
| 6 | German | Rest | rest, remainder, remnant; radical |
| 7 | Italian | resto | rest, remainder, balance |
| 8 | Italian | restare | to stay; to remain |
| 9 | Latin | restō | to stand firm; to stay behind |
| 10 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 11 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 12 | Latin | dūcō | to lead, guide, conduct, lead away |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | doukō | lead |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | déwketi | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |