Where does “pinchagato” come from?

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

pinchagato (Galician): somersault

Definitions

  1. somersault

Ancestry of “pinchagato”, step by step

pinchagato traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Galician gato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciangatocat
2Old Portuguesegato—
3Late Latincattuscat; domestic cat; a cat
4Latincattaa cat
5Latincattusa cat

via Galician pinchar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianpincharto take down; to cut down a tree; to throw down
2Galicianchimparto throw down; to jump; to overthrow
Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Late Latin cattus →