Etymology Explorer › Old Portuguese

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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincattacat; a cat
2Latincattusa cat
3Latincattaa cat

Words derived from “gata”

  • gata
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