Where does “cachorro” come from?

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

cachorro (Portuguese): puppy; dog; A promiscuous man

Definitions

  1. puppy; dog; A promiscuous man

Ancestry of “cachorro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*cattulus—
2Latincatuluswhelp; young dog, puppy, young wolf
3Proto-Italic*katelosanimal young, cub

Words derived from “cachorro”

Every word from Proto-Italic *katelos →Every word from Latin catulus →Every word from Vulgar Latin *cattulus →