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