Where does “kład” come from?

kład (Polish) comes from English quad, from English quadricycle, from English quadri-, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos — and.

kład (Polish): layout

Definitions

  1. layout

Ancestry of “kład”, step by step

kład traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English quad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishquadFour shots of espresso; A kind of round-robin...
2EnglishquadricycleA four-wheeled pedal cycle; A four-wheeled...
3Englishquadri-API; Four
4Latinquattŭorfour; 4
5Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
6Old Portuguesequartoquarter
7Latinquārtusfourth
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Ancient Greek κλάδος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκλάδοςyoung slip or shoot of a tree, such as is broken...
2Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥h₂dos
3Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break

via Polish kłaść

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkłaśćto put, to lay
2Slavicklasti

Words derived from “kład

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe-