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Where does “katinkulta” come from?

katinkulta (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.

katinkulta (Finnish): fool's gold, biotite

Definitions

  1. fool's gold, biotite

Ancestry of “katinkulta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkatticat
2Swedishkattcat
3Old Swedishkatter—
4Old Norsekǫttrcat
5Proto-Germanickattuzcat
6Latincattusa cat
7Latincattaa cat
Every word from Latin catta →