Where does “etxe-katu” come from?

etxe-katu (Basque) comes from Basque katu, from Latin cattus, from Latin catta — a cat.

etxe-katu (Basque): domestic cat

Definitions

  1. domestic cat

Ancestry of “etxe-katu”, step by step

etxe-katu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Basque katu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquekatucat; catfish; jack
2Latincattusa cat
3Latincattaa cat

via Basque etxe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basqueetxehouse; home; building, place where an activity...
2BasqueetseArchaic form of etxe
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