Where does “czatować” come from?

czatować (Polish) comes from Polish czat, from English chat, from English chatter, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō — he, she.

czatować (Polish): to lie in ambush, lie in wait

Definitions

  1. to lie in ambush, lie in wait

Ancestry of “czatować”, step by step

czatować traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish czat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishczatchat
2EnglishchatTo be engaged in informal conversation; To talk...
3EnglishchatterTalk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk;...
4English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
5Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
6Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
7Latin-ārefirst conjugation
8Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
9Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
10Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
12Chichewaiyehe, she

via Polish czata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishczataoutpost
2Hungariancsatabattle
3Serbo-Croatiančetatroop, squad, host
4Proto-Slavicčetacompany
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeth₂
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷet-
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