Where does “катанец” come from?
катанец (Macedonian) comes from Italian catenaccio, from Latin catēnāceum, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...
катанец (Macedonian): padlock
Ancestry of “катанец”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | catenaccio | a bolt; a system of play in which defence is... |
| 2 | Latin | catēnāceum | — |
| 3 | Latin | catēna | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kat- | cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave... |