Where does “gato marmorado” come from?

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

gato marmorado (Portuguese): marbled cat

Definitions

  1. marbled cat

Ancestry of “gato marmorado”, step by step

gato marmorado traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese gato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesegatocat; feline; very handsome man
2Old Portuguesegato—
3Late Latincattuscat; domestic cat; a cat
4Latincattaa cat
5Latincattusa cat

via Portuguese marmorado

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemarmoradomarbled
Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Late Latin cattus →