Kazimierz Rymut (18 December 1935 in Chechły near

Ropczyce Ropczyce ( yi, ראָפּשיץ) is a town in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship in south-eastern Poland, situated in the valley of the Wielopolka River (a tributary of the Wisłoka River). The town has a population of 15,098 (). and is the seat of ...

- 14 November 2006 in

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) was a

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. His area of expertise was the

etymology Etymology ()The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p. 633 "Etymology /ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi/ the study of the class in words and the way their meanings have changed throughout time". is the study of the history of the Phonological chan ...

of towns and geographical features in Poland.

References

Short obituary in EnglishKazimierz Rymut (1935 – 2006)
Aleksandra Cieślikowa, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN w Krakowie. Likely the same a

(academic publication) 1935 births 2006 deaths Linguists from Poland Etymologists 20th-century linguists Jagiellonian University alumni People from Ropczyce-Sędziszów County {{Poland-linguist-stub