Where does “lapjeskat” come from?

lapjeskat (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.

lapjeskat (Dutch): a calico cat; a (usually female) cat with a multi-coloured fur (often white, black and orange-brown) with various blots and spots, giving its fur the appearance of a patchwork

Definitions

  1. a calico cat; a (usually female) cat with a multi-coloured fur (often white, black and orange-brown) with various blots and spots, giving its fur the appearance of a patchwork

Ancestry of “lapjeskat”, step by step

lapjeskat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch kat

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

via Dutch lapje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlapje
Every word from Latin cattusEvery word from Latin cattaEvery word from Proto-Germanic *kattǭ