Where does “Catalan” come from?
Catalan (French) comes from Spanish catalán, from Catalan català — Catalan.
Catalan (French): A Catalan person
Ancestry of “Catalan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | catalán | Catalan, Catalonian; Catalan; the language of... |
| 2 | Catalan | català | Catalan |