Where does “czteroliterowy” come from?

czteroliterowy (Polish) comes from Polish literowy, from Polish litera, from Latin littera, from Latin lītera, from Old Latin leitera, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-, from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

czteroliterowy (Polish): four-letter

Definitions

  1. four-letter

Ancestry of “czteroliterowy”, step by step

czteroliterowy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish literowy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishliterowyletter
2Polishliteraletter
3Latinlitteraa letter of the alphabet; handwriting; letter,...
4Latinlītera—
5Old Latinleitera—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

via Polish cztery

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishczteryfour
2Proto-Slavic*četỳrefour
3Proto-Balto-Slavicketuresfour
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH- →Every word from Old Latin leitera →