Where does “agullat xato” come from?
agullat xato (Catalan) comes from Catalan agullat, from Catalan agulla, from Latin acūcula, from Latin acus, from Proto-Italic akus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
agullat xato (Catalan): longnose spurdog (Squalus blainville)
Definitions
- longnose spurdog (Squalus blainville)
Ancestry of “agullat xato”, step by step
agullat xato traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan agullat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | agullat | spiny dogfish |
| 2 | Catalan | agulla | needle; hand; points, switch |
| 3 | Latin | acūcula | small needle |
| 4 | Latin | acus | a needle, a pin; bodkin; bran, awn, chaff |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | akus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |
via Catalan xato
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | xato | curt, short; pug-nosed |
| 2 | French | chaton | kitten, kitty; catkin; collet, bezel |
| 3 | Middle French | chaton | — |
| 4 | Old French | chastun | the projecting part of a ring embedded with a... |
| 5 | Frankish | kastō | box, case; box”, “case; chest, reservoir |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kastô | vessel”, “container |