Etymology Explorer › Cornish

Where does “kath” come from?

kath (Cornish) comes from Proto-Brythonic kaθ, from Proto-Celtic kattā, from Proto-Germanic *kattǭ, from Latin catta, from Latin cattus — a cat.

kath (Cornish): cat

Definitions

  1. cat

Ancestry of “kath”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonickaθcat
2Proto-Celtickattācat
3Proto-Germanic*kattǭ—
4Latincattaa cat
5Latincattusa cat
Every word from Latin cattus →