Where does “gateira” come from?

gateira (Galician) comes from Galician gato, from Old Portuguese gato, from Late Latin cattus, from Latin catta, from Latin cattus — a cat.

gateira (Galician): cat door, cat flap

Definitions

  1. cat door, cat flap

Ancestry of “gateira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciangatocat
2Old Portuguesegato—
3Late Latincattuscat; domestic cat; a cat
4Latincattaa cat
5Latincattusa cat
Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Late Latin cattus →