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Where does “*kattǭ” come from?
*kattǭ (Germanic) comes from Germanic *kattuz, from Latin cattus, from Latin catta — a cat.
Ancestry of “*kattǭ”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Germanic
*kattuz
—
2
Latin
cattus
a cat
3
Latin
catta
a cat
Words derived from “*kattǭ”
cat
cats
Katz
catnip
tomcat
Kattegat
catmint
housecat
Katzian
catstail
rooikat
catte
kattā
katta
katte
kaθ
katta
catte
kazza
katta
cath
kat
kåt
catte
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