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Where does “chatte” come from?

chatte (French) comes from Middle French chatte, from Old French chate, from Latin catta, from Latin cattus — a cat.

chatte (French): female equivalent of chat ; she-cat; pussy, twat;...

Definitions

  1. female equivalent of chat ; she-cat; pussy, twat;...

Ancestry of “chatte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchchatte—
2Old Frenchchate—
3Latincattaa cat
4Latincattusa cat

Words derived from “chatte”

  • chattement
Every word from Latin cattus →