Where does “Kleinfleckkatze” come from?

Kleinfleckkatze (German) comes from German katze, 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.

Kleinfleckkatze (German): Geoffroy's cat, "Leopardus geoffroyi"

Definitions

  1. Geoffroy's cat, "Leopardus geoffroyi"

Ancestry of “Kleinfleckkatze”, step by step

Kleinfleckkatze traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German katze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankatzehouse cat, Felis silvestris catus
2Middle High Germankatzecat
3Old High Germankazzacat
4Old High Germankatta
5Proto-Celtickattācat
6Proto-Germanic*kattǭfemale cat
7Latincattaa cat
8Latincattusa cat

via German klein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankleinsmall, little, tiny, wee, small-scale; little,...
2Middle High Germanklein
3Old High Germankleinismall, fine, slender; soft, clean; smart,...
4Proto-West Germanic*klainīfine, small
5Proto-Germanicklainizshining, fine, splendid; tender, precious
6Proto-Indo-Europeang(e)lēi-gleaming
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

via German fleck

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfleckstain, spot, blot, fleck, smear
2Middle High Germanvlëcfleck
3Old High Germanflec
4Proto-Germanicflekka-spot; mark; blemish
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...
Every word from Latin cattusEvery word from Latin cattaEvery word from Proto-Germanic *kattǭ