Where does “katu-belar” come from?

katu-belar (Basque) comes from Basque belar, from Spanish velar, from Latin vēlāris, from Latin -āris, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

katu-belar (Basque): catnip

Definitions

  1. catnip

Ancestry of “katu-belar”, step by step

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

via Basque belar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquebelargrass
2Spanishvelarvelar; to veil; to conceal, cover, hide
3Latinvēlārisof or relating to cloths, veils or curtains
4Latin-ārisfirst conjugation
5Latin-ālis—
6Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

via Basque katu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquekatucat; catfish; jack
2Latincattusa cat
3Latincattaa cat
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →