Where does “dziesięciokąt” come from?

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

dziesięciokąt (Polish): decagon

Definitions

  1. decagon

Ancestry of “dziesięciokąt”, step by step

dziesięciokąt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish kąt

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

via Polish dziesięć

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishdziesięćten
2Proto-Slavic*dȅsętьten

Words derived from “dziesięciokąt

Every word from Latin cattaEvery word from Latin cattusEvery word from Proto-Slavic kǫtъ