Where does “cucciolo” come from?

cucciolo (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin *cattulus, from Latin catulus, from Proto-Italic *katelos — animal young, cub.

cucciolo (Italian): cub

Definitions

  1. cub

Ancestry of “cucciolo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*cattulus—
2Latincatuluswhelp; young dog, puppy, young wolf
3Proto-Italic*katelosanimal young, cub

Words derived from “cucciolo”

Every word from Proto-Italic *katelos →Every word from Latin catulus →Every word from Vulgar Latin *cattulus →