Where does “civetkatachtige” come from?

civetkatachtige (Dutch) comes from Dutch civetkat, 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.

civetkatachtige (Dutch): viverrid, any member of the family Viverridae

Definitions

  1. viverrid, any member of the family Viverridae

Ancestry of “civetkatachtige”, step by step

civetkatachtige traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch civetkat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchcivetkatcivet, carnivore of the genera Viverra or Civettictis
2Dutchkatcat, pussy, "Felis silvestris catus"; female cat;...
3Middle Dutchcattecat
4Old Dutchkattacat
5Proto-Celtickattācat
6Proto-Germanic*kattǭfemale cat
7Latincattaa cat
8Latincattusa cat

via Dutch e

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutche
Every word from Latin cattus
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