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Where does “cattus” come from?

cattus (Latin) comes from Latin catta — a cat.

cattus (Latin): a cat

Definitions

  1. a cat

Ancestry of “cattus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincattaa cat

Words derived from “cattus”

  • cat
  • cats
  • kitten
  • catfish
  • catwalk
  • copycat
  • catlike
  • catnip
  • catty
  • bobcat
  • tomcat
  • catbird
  • Kattegat
  • kittenish
  • catnap
  • cattery
  • catfight
  • cathead
  • catmint
  • cathouse
  • hellcat
  • catcall
  • housecat
  • chatoyant
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