Where does “xato” come from?

xato (Catalan) comes from French chaton, from Middle French chaton, from Old French chastun, from Frankish kastō, from Proto-Germanic kastô — vessel”, “container.

xato (Catalan): curt, short; pug-nosed

Definitions

curt, short; pug-nosed

Ancestry of “xato”, step by step

xato traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French chaton

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	chaton	kitten, kitty; catkin; collet, bezel
2	Middle French	chaton	—
3	Old French	chastun	the projecting part of a ring embedded with a...
4	Frankish	kastō	box, case; box”, “case; chest, reservoir
5	Proto-Germanic	kastô	vessel”, “container

via Spanish chato

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	chato	flat; pug-nosed; annoyed, fed up, sick and tired
2	Vulgar Latin	plattus	flattened; flat; smooth
3	Ancient Greek	πλατύς	wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
4	Proto-Indo-European	pléth₂us	flat, broad
5	Proto-Indo-European	pleth₂-	flat

Words derived from “xato”

agullat xato

Every word from Proto-Germanic kastô →Every word from Frankish kastō →Every word from Old French chastun →