Where does “poliza” come from?
poliza (Romanian) comes from Romanian polizor, from French polissoir, from French -oir, from Latin -ere, from Proto-Italic -ezi, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō — he, she.
poliza (Romanian): to grind
Definitions
- to grind
Ancestry of “poliza”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | polizor | grinder |
| 2 | French | polissoir | a polissoir |
| 3 | French | -oir | A suffix used on verbs to form masculine words... |
| 4 | Latin | -ere | infinitive forming suffix; second-person singular... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ezi | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ίζειν | present active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |