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Where does “chat” come from?

chat (Middle French) comes from Old French chat, from Latin cattus, from Latin catta — a cat.

chat (Middle French): cat

Definitions

  1. cat

Ancestry of “chat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchchatcat
2Latincattusa cat
3Latincattaa cat

Words derived from “chat”

  • chatoyant
  • chatoyancy
  • chatoyment
  • chat-tigre
  • enchatonner
  • chatière
  • chaton
  • chatoyant
  • chatoyer
  • chatterie
  • chaparder
  • chapardeur
  • chapardage
  • chatoiement
  • chat
  • kataro
  • katino
  • kateto
  • katido
  • kaĉjo
  • virkato
  • katidino
  • kataĵo
  • katiĉo
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