Where does “karierowicz” come from?
karierowicz (Polish) comes from Polish kariera, from French carrière, from Old French quarrière, from Vulgar Latin quadraria, from Latin quadrō, from Latin quādrus, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto — and.
karierowicz (Polish): arriviste, careerist, social climber, upstart
Definitions
- arriviste, careerist, social climber, upstart
Ancestry of “karierowicz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | kariera | career |
| 2 | French | carrière | racecourse; career; quarry |
| 3 | Old French | quarrière | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | quadraria | — |
| 5 | Latin | quadrō | to make four-cornered, square, make square |
| 6 | Latin | quādrus | square |
| 7 | Latin | quattŭor | four; 4 |
| 8 | Portuguese | quarto | ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;... |
| 9 | Old Portuguese | quarto | quarter |
| 10 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |