Where does “capogatto” come from?

capogatto (Italian) comes from Italian gatto, from Late Latin cattus, from Latin catta, from Latin cattus — a cat.

capogatto (Italian): staggers

Definitions

  1. staggers

Ancestry of “capogatto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangattocat; tom, tomcat
2Late Latincattuscat; domestic cat; a cat
3Latincattaa cat
4Latincattusa cat
Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Late Latin cattus →
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