Where does “catze” come from?

catze (French) comes from Italian cazzo, from Italian cazza, from Latin cattia, from Old High German keȥȥil, from Proto-West Germanic *katil, from Proto-Germanic katilaz, from Latin catīllus, from Latin -lus — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

catze (French): penis

Definitions

  1. penis

Ancestry of “catze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancazzodick, cock, prick
2Italiancazzathird-person singular present indicative of...
3Latincattiapan
4Old High Germankeȥȥilkettle
5Proto-West Germanic*katilkettle
6Proto-Germanickatilazkettle, bucket, vessel
7Latincatīllussmall bowl, dish, or plate
8Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
9Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
10Proto-Indo-European-e-lós
11Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lósEvery word from Latin -lusEvery word from Latin catīllus
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