Where does “cadela” come from?

cadela (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese cadela, from Latin catella, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

cadela (Galician): female dog; bitch; coin

Definitions

female dog; bitch; coin

Ancestry of “cadela”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Portuguese	cadela	—
2	Latin	catella	a little bitch, bitch puppy, female whelp; a...
3	Latin	catēna	chain
4	Proto-Indo-European	kat-	cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

Words derived from “cadela”

cadela de frade

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kat- →Every word from Latin catēna →Every word from Latin catella →