Where does “civetkat” come from?

civetkat (Dutch) comes from Dutch kat, from Middle Dutch catte, from Old Dutch katta, from Proto-Celtic kattā, from Proto-Germanic *kattǭ, from Latin catta, from Latin cattus — a cat.

civetkat (Dutch): civet, carnivore of the genera Viverra or Civettictis

Definitions

  1. civet, carnivore of the genera Viverra or Civettictis

Ancestry of “civetkat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkatcat, pussy, "Felis silvestris catus"; female cat;...
2Middle Dutchcattecat
3Old Dutchkattacat
4Proto-Celtickattācat
5Proto-Germanic*kattǭfemale cat
6Latincattaa cat
7Latincattusa cat

Words derived from “civetkat”

Every word from Latin cattus →