Where does “cadela” come from?

cadela (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese cadela, from Latin catella, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

cadela (Portuguese): a female dog; a promiscuous woman; bitch

Definitions

  1. a female dog; a promiscuous woman; bitch

Ancestry of “cadela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesecadela—
2Latincatellaa little bitch, bitch puppy, female whelp; a...
3Latincatēnachain
4Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

Words derived from “cadela”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kat- →Every word from Latin catēna →Every word from Latin catella →