Where does “gato” come from?

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

gato (Portuguese): cat; feline; very handsome man

Definitions

  1. cat; feline; very handsome man

Ancestry of “gato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesegato—
2Late Latincattuscat; domestic cat; a cat
3Latincattaa cat
4Latincattusa cat

Words derived from “gato”

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