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Where does “gatto” come from?

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

gatto (Italian): cat; tom, tomcat

Definitions

  1. cat; tom, tomcat

Ancestry of “gatto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincattuscat; domestic cat; a cat
2Latincattaa cat
3Latincattusa cat

Words derived from “gatto”

  • guepard
  • guepardo
  • gattaro
  • gattuccio
  • Gatto
  • ghepardo
  • gattopardo
  • gattopardesco
  • capogatto
  • gattino
  • gattesco
  • гепард
  • guépard
  • Gepard
  • guepardo
  • gepardo
  • gepard
  • gepard
  • gepard
  • gepard
  • гепард
  • γατόπαρδος
  • gepárd
  • gepárdok
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