Where does “Katzencafé” come from?

Katzencafé (German) comes from Luxembourgish katzen, from Middle High German katze, from Old High German kazza, from Old High German katta, from Proto-Celtic kattā, from Proto-Germanic *kattǭ, from Latin catta, from Latin cattus — a cat.

Katzencafé (German): cat café

Definitions

  1. cat café

Ancestry of “Katzencafé”, step by step

Katzencafé traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish katzen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishkatzento vomit, to puke
2Middle High Germankatzecat
3Old High Germankazzacat
4Old High Germankatta—
5Proto-Celtickattācat
6Proto-Germanic*kattǭfemale cat
7Latincattaa cat
8Latincattusa cat

via German Café

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanCaféa café, a coffee shop; coffee
2Frenchcafécoffee; coffee colour; public house
3Italiancaffècoffee; a café
4Turkishkahvecoffee
5Ottoman Turkishقهوهcoffee
6Persianقهوهcoffee
7Arabicقهوةwine; coffee; coffee shop, café
Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Proto-Germanic *kattǭ →