Where does “gata” come from?

gata (Old Portuguese) comes from Late Latin catta, from Latin cattus, from Latin catta — a cat.

Ancestry of “gata”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Late Latin	catta	cat; a cat
2	Latin	cattus	a cat
3	Latin	catta	a cat

Words derived from “gata”

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