Where does “Marmorkatze” come from?

Marmorkatze (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.

Marmorkatze (German): marbled cat

Definitions

marbled cat

Ancestry of “Marmorkatze”, step by step

Marmorkatze traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German katze

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	katze	house cat, Felis silvestris catus
2	Middle High German	katze	cat
3	Old High German	kazza	cat
4	Old High German	katta	—
5	Proto-Celtic	kattā	cat
6	Proto-Germanic	*kattǭ	female cat
7	Latin	catta	a cat
8	Latin	cattus	a cat

via German Marmor

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	Marmor	marble
2	Latin	marmor	a block or piece of marble; pulverized marble,...
3	Ancient Greek	μάρμαρος	crystalline rock; marble
4	Indo-European	*mer-	—

Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Proto-Germanic *kattǭ →