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
Ancestry of “gatto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Late Latin | cattus | cat; domestic cat; a cat |
| 2 | Latin | catta | a cat |
| 3 | Latin | cattus | a cat |
Words derived from “gatto”