Where does “gato” come from?

gato (Chavacano) comes from Spanish gato, from French gâteau, from Middle French gasteau, from Old French gastel, from Frankish wastil, from Proto-Germanic wastilaz, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

gato (Chavacano): cat

Definitions

  1. cat

Ancestry of “gato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishgatocat; tomcat, gib; servant
2FrenchgâteauA sponge cake, i.e. a cake made with a chemical...
3Middle Frenchgasteau
4Old Frenchgastelround cake, loaf of bread, wastel; roundel,...
5Frankishwastil
6Proto-Germanicwastilaz
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes-
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