Where does “gato-dos-pampas” come from?

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

gato-dos-pampas (Portuguese): Pampas cat

Definitions

  1. Pampas cat

Ancestry of “gato-dos-pampas”, step by step

gato-dos-pampas 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 dos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesedosof the
Every word from Latin cattusEvery word from Latin cattaEvery word from Late Latin cattus
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