Where does “gatta” come from?

gatta (Italian) comes from Latin catta, from Latin cattus — a cat.

gatta (Italian): queen (female cat), she-cat

Definitions

  1. queen (female cat), she-cat

Ancestry of “gatta”, step by step

gatta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin catta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincattaa cat
2Latincattusa cat

via Late Latin catta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincattacat; a cat

Words derived from “gatta

Every word from Latin cattusEvery word from Latin catta
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