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Where does “Catalan” come from?

Catalan derives from Middle English Catalane, referring to a person or language from Catalonia.

Catalan (English): A native or inhabitant of Catalonia; Of or...

Definitions

  1. A native or inhabitant of Catalonia; Of or...

Ancestry of “Catalan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishCatalane—
2FrenchCatalanA Catalan person
3SpanishcatalánCatalan, Catalonian; Catalan; the language of...
4CatalancatalàCatalan

Words derived from “Catalan”

  • Catalanophobia
  • Catalanophone
  • anti-Catalanism
  • Catalano-
  • Catalanophile
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