Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “kazza” come from?

kazza (Old High German) comes from Old High German katta, from Proto-Celtic kattā, from Proto-Germanic *kattǭ, from Latin catta, from Latin cattus — a cat.

Ancestry of “kazza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankatta—
2Proto-Celtickattācat
3Proto-Germanic*kattǭ—
4Latincattaa cat
5Latincattusa cat

Words derived from “kazza”

  • Kleinfleckkatze
  • Katzenklo
  • Rohrkatze
  • Katzenjunges
  • Kätzin
  • Wildkatze
  • Katzenklappe
  • Langschwanzkatze
  • Waldkatze
  • Katzengold
  • Hauskatze
  • Flachkopfkatze
  • Graukatze
  • Naschkatze
  • Sandkatze
  • Rostkatze
  • Pampaskatze
  • Perserkatze
  • Katzenminze
  • Schwarzfußkatze
  • Katzenjammer
  • Siamkatze
  • Bengalkatze
  • Havana-Katze
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