Where does “czworokąt” come from?

czworokąt (Polish) comes from Polish kąt, from Proto-Slavic kǫtъ, from Latin cattus, from Latin catta — a cat.

czworokąt (Polish): quadrilateral, quadrangle

Definitions

  1. quadrilateral, quadrangle

Ancestry of “czworokąt”, step by step

czworokąt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish kąt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkątcorner; angle
2Proto-Slavickǫtъcorner
3Latincattusa cat
4Latincattaa cat

via Polish czworo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishczworofour
2Proto-Slavic*četvero—

Words derived from “czworokąt”

Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Proto-Slavic kǫtъ →