Where does “kocimiętka” come from?
kocimiętka (Polish) comes from Polish Kot, from Proto-Slavic kǫtъ, from Latin cattus, from Latin catta — a cat.
kocimiętka (Polish): nepeta
Ancestry of “kocimiętka”, step by step
kocimiętka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish Kot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | Kot | cat |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | kǫtъ | corner |
| 3 | Latin | cattus | a cat |
| 4 | Latin | catta | a cat |
via Polish mięta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | mięta | mint; feminine nominative/vocative singular of... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | męta | mint |
| 3 | Latin | menta | mint; nominative/accusative/vocative plural of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Μίνθη | mint (Mentha viridis) |