Where does “gato” come from?

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

Ancestry of “gato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincattuscat; domestic cat; a cat
2Latincattaa cat
3Latincattusa cat

Words derived from “gato”

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