Where does “Gato” come from?
Gato (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese gato, from Late Latin cattus, from Latin catta — a cat.
Ancestry of “Gato”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | gato | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | cattus | cat; domestic cat; a cat |
| 3 | Latin | catta | a cat |