Where does “katować” come from?

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

katować (Polish): to torture

Definitions

  1. to torture

Ancestry of “katować”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkątcorner; angle
2Proto-Slavickǫtъcorner
3Latincattusa cat
4Latincattaa cat

Words derived from “katować”

Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Proto-Slavic kǫtъ →