Where does “kątownik” come from?

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

kątownik (Polish): square

Definitions

  1. square

Ancestry of “kątownik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkatowaćto torture
2Polishkątcorner; angle
3Proto-Slavickǫtъcorner
4Latincattusa cat
5Latincattaa cat
Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Proto-Slavic kǫtъ →