Where does “catta” come from?

catta (Interlingua) comes from English Cat, from English concatenate, from Latin concatenatus, from Latin concateno, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

catta (Interlingua): she-cat, female cat

Definitions

  1. she-cat, female cat

Ancestry of “catta”, step by step

catta traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English Cat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCatA piece of heavy machinery, such as a backhoe, of...
2EnglishconcatenateTo join or link together, as though in a chain;...
3Latinconcatenatuswhich is to be linked or bound together or connected
4Latinconcatenoconcatenate; link or chain together
5Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt
12Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
13Old High Germankuti
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via French chatte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchatteshe-cat female cat
2Middle Frenchchatte
3Old Frenchchate
4Latincattaa cat
5Latincattusa cat

via Portuguese gata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesegatafemale cat; very beautiful woman
2Old Portuguesegata
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-
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