Where does “פּאַיאַץ” come from?
פּאַיאַץ (Yiddish) comes from Polish pajac, from German Bajazzo, from French paillasse, from French -asse, from Old French -ace, from Latin -āceus, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
פּאַיאַץ (Yiddish): clown a type of performer
Definitions
- clown a type of performer
Ancestry of “פּאַיאַץ”, step by step
פּאַיאַץ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish pajac
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | pajac | puppet; doll; clown; person that can't be taken... |
| 2 | German | Bajazzo | comic figure or buffoon in Italian theater |
| 3 | French | paillasse | paillasse, straw mattress; laboratory desk;... |
| 4 | French | -asse | Suffix forming the first-person singular... |
| 5 | Old French | -ace | Suffix used to form feminine, usually concrete... |
| 6 | Latin | -āceus | aceous; resembling, having the nature of, forming, belonging to |
| 7 | Latin | -āx | ish, -y |
| 8 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 9 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via Russian паяц
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | паяц | buffoon, clown, jester |