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Where does “apekatt” come from?

apekatt (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk katt, from Old Norse kǫttr, from Proto-Germanic kattuz, from Latin cattus, from Latin catta — a cat.

apekatt (Norwegian Nynorsk): a monkey

Definitions

  1. a monkey

Ancestry of “apekatt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkatta cat
2Old Norsekǫttrcat
3Proto-Germanickattuzcat
4Latincattusa cat
5Latincattaa cat
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