Where does “bezkarnie” come from?
bezkarnie (Polish) comes from Polish bezkarny, from Polish karny, from Polish kara, from French carré, from Middle French quarré, from Old French quarré, from Latin quadrātus, from Latin quadrō — and.
bezkarnie (Polish): unpunishedly, in a way with impunity
Definitions
- unpunishedly, in a way with impunity
Ancestry of “bezkarnie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | bezkarny | unpunished; … with impunity |
| 2 | Polish | karny | punitive, intended as punishment; obedient,... |
| 3 | Polish | kara | punishment; penalty, fine; inflection of karo: ##... |
| 4 | French | carré | square; quadratic; straightforward |
| 5 | Middle French | quarré | — |
| 6 | Old French | quarré | square |
| 7 | Latin | quadrātus | square, squared, having been made square, made into a square shape |
| 8 | Latin | quadrō | to make four-cornered, square, make square |
| 9 | Latin | quādrus | square |
| 10 | Latin | quattŭor | four; 4 |
| 11 | Portuguese | quarto | ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;... |
| 12 | Old Portuguese | quarto | quarter |
| 13 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |