Where does “kacho” come from?

kacho (Papiamentu) comes from Kabuverdianu katchor, from Portuguese cachorro, from Vulgar Latin *cattulus, from Latin catulus, from Proto-Italic *katelos — animal young, cub.

kacho (Papiamentu): dog

Definitions

  1. dog

Ancestry of “kacho”, step by step

kacho traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kabuverdianu katchor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kabuverdianukatchordog
2Portuguesecachorropuppy; dog; A promiscuous man
3Vulgar Latin*cattulus—
4Latincatuluswhelp; young dog, puppy, young wolf
5Proto-Italic*katelosanimal young, cub

via Spanish cachorro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcachorropuppy; cub; pup
Every word from Proto-Italic *katelos →Every word from Latin catulus →Every word from Vulgar Latin *cattulus →