Where does “catus” come from?

catus (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱh₃tós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₃- — to sharpen, whet; sharpen.

catus (Latin): clever, intelligent, sagacious, clear-thinking;...

Definitions

  1. clever, intelligent, sagacious, clear-thinking;...

Ancestry of “catus”, step by step

catus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European ḱh₃tós

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱh₃tóssharpened
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₃-to sharpen, whet; sharpen

via Proto-Italic *catos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic*catos—

Words derived from “catus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱh₃tós →