Where does “pancernik” come from?

pancernik (Polish) comes from Polish pancerz, from Middle High German panzier, from Old French pancier, from French panse, from Old French pance, from Latin pantex — belly, paunch, guts.

pancernik (Polish): armadillo; battleship

Definitions

  1. armadillo; battleship

Ancestry of “pancernik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpancerzarmour
2Middle High Germanpanzier—
3Old Frenchpancierarmor
4Frenchpansebelly; first-person singular present indicative...
5Old Frenchpancestomach; belly
6Latinpantexbelly, paunch, guts
Every word from Latin pantex →Every word from Old French pance →Every word from French panse →