Where does “kajecik” come from?
kajecik (Polish) comes from Polish kajet, from French cahier, from Old French quaer, from Latin quaternus, from Latin quater, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto — and.
Ancestry of “kajecik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | kajet | notebook |
| 2 | French | cahier | notebook, exercise book; quire |
| 3 | Old French | quaer | — |
| 4 | Latin | quaternus | four each; four at a time |
| 5 | Latin | quater | four times |
| 6 | Latin | quattŭor | four; 4 |
| 7 | Portuguese | quarto | ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;... |
| 8 | Old Portuguese | quarto | quarter |
| 9 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |