"element" meaning in Old Polish

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Noun

IPA: /ɛlʲɛ(ː)mɛ(ː)nt/ (note: 10ᵗʰ–15ᵗʰ CE), /ɛlʲɛmɛnt/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE), /ɛlʲement/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE) Forms: element m animacy unattested [canonical], aliment [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Latin elementumlbor. Old Polish element Learned borrowing from Latin elementum. First attested in the middle of the 15th century. Etymology templates: {{ety|zlw-opl|:lbor|la:elementum<ref:<span class="cited-source">Bańkowski, Andrzej (<span class="None" lang="und">2000), “element”, in <cite>Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego</cite> [<cite>Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language</cite>] (in Polish)</span></span> !!! <span class="cited-source">Mirosław Bańko; Lidia Wiśniakowska (<span class="None" lang="und">2021), “element”, in <cite>Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych</cite>, <small>→ISBN</small></span></span> !!! <span class="cited-source">Dubisz, Stanisław, editor (<span class="None" lang="und">2003), “element”, in <cite>Uniwersalny słownik języka polskiego</cite> [<cite>Universal Dictionary of the Polish Language</cite>] (in Polish), volumes 1–4, Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, <small>→ISBN</small>, <small>→OCLC</small></span></span> !!! <span class="cited-source">Witold Doroszewski, editor (<span class="None" lang="und">1958–1969), “element”, in <cite>Słownik języka polskiego</cite> (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN</span></span> !!! <span class="cited-source">Krystyna Długosz-Kurczabowa (<span class="None" lang="und">2021), “element”, in <cite>Wielki słownik etymologiczno-historyczny języka polskiego</cite>, <small>→ISBN</small></span></span>>|etydate=middle of the 15th century|text=+|tree=+}} Etymology tree Latin elementumlbor. Old Polish element Learned borrowing from Latin elementum. First attested in the middle of the 15th century. Head templates: {{zlw-opl-noun|m-an!}} element m animacy unattested
  1. element (one of the four basic building blocks of matter in theories of ancient philosophers and alchemists: water, earth, fire, and air)
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