Where does “gato-andino” come from?

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

gato-andino (Portuguese): Andean cat

Definitions

  1. Andean cat

Ancestry of “gato-andino”, step by step

gato-andino 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 andino

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