Where does “kattamatur” come from?

kattamatur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic köttur, from Old Norse kǫttr, from Proto-Germanic kattuz, from Latin cattus, from Latin catta — a cat.

kattamatur (Icelandic): cat food

Definitions

kattamatur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Icelandic	köttur	a cat
2	Old Norse	kǫttr	cat
3	Proto-Germanic	kattuz	cat
4	Latin	cattus	a cat
5	Latin	catta	a cat

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Icelandic	matur	food
2	Old Norse	matr	food
3	Proto-Germanic	matiz	food
4	Proto-Germanic	mōsą	wet food, mush, porridge; food, victuals
5	Proto-Indo-European	meh₂d-	to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...