Where does “chate” come from?

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

Ancestry of “chate”, step by step

chate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin catta

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	catta	a cat
2	Latin	cattus	a cat

via Late Latin catta

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Late Latin	catta	cat; a cat

Words derived from “chate”

Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Latin catta →