Where does “gato-chileno” come from?

gato-chileno (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese chileno, from Portuguese -eno, from French -ène, from Ancient Greek -ηνός, from Ancient Greek -νός, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

gato-chileno (Portuguese): kodkod

Definitions

  1. kodkod

Ancestry of “gato-chileno”, step by step

gato-chileno traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese chileno

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortuguesechilenoChilean
2Portuguese-eno-ene; -ean; Eye dialect spelling of -endo,...
3French-ène-ene
4Ancient Greek-ηνός-ian, -ese
5Ancient Greek-νόςAlternative form of -νος
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Portuguese gato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesegatocat; feline; very handsome man
2Old Portuguesegato—
3Late Latincattuscat; domestic cat; a cat
4Latincattaa cat
5Latincattusa cat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek -ηνός →Every word from French -ène →