Where does “kątomierz” come from?
kątomierz (Polish) comes from Polish -mierz, from Polish mierzyć, from Proto-Slavic měriti, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
kątomierz (Polish): protractor
Definitions
- protractor
Ancestry of “kątomierz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | -mierz | -meter |
| 2 | Polish | mierzyć | to measure |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | měriti | to measure |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -iti | Deverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |