Where does “hepokatti” come from?

hepokatti (Finnish) comes from Finnish katti, from Swedish katt, from Old Swedish katter, from Old Norse kǫttr, from Proto-Germanic kattuz, from Latin cattus, from Latin catta — a cat.

hepokatti (Finnish): katydid, bush-cricket

Definitions

  1. katydid, bush-cricket

Ancestry of “hepokatti”, step by step

hepokatti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish katti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkatticat
2Swedishkattcat
3Old Swedishkattercat
4Old Norsekǫttrcat
5Proto-Germanickattuzcat
6Latincattusa cat
7Latincattaa cat

via Finnish hepo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhepohorse; heroin
2Proto-Finnichepoihorse
Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Proto-Germanic kattuz →