Where does “dowiadować” come from?

dowiadować (Polish) comes from Polish -ować, from Latin -owac, from Proto-Slavic -ovati — Creates verbs out of nouns and adjectives.

Ancestry of “dowiadować”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish-owaćUsed to form verbs from nouns and adjectives
2Latin-owac
3Proto-Slavic-ovatiCreates verbs out of nouns and adjectives
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ovatiEvery word from Polish -owaćEvery word from Latin -owac