Where does “chat” come from?

chat (Franco-Provençal) comes from Late Latin cattus, from Latin catta, from Latin cattus — a cat.

chat (Franco-Provençal): male cat

Definitions

  1. male cat

Ancestry of “chat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincattuscat; domestic cat; a cat
2Latincattaa cat
3Latincattusa cat
Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Late Latin cattus →