Where does “katownia” come from?

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

katownia (Polish): torture chamber

Definitions

  1. torture chamber

Ancestry of “katownia”, 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 →
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