Where does “gato-leopardo” come from?
gato-leopardo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese gato, from Old Portuguese gato, from Late Latin cattus, from Latin catta, from Latin cattus — a cat.
gato-leopardo (Portuguese): leopard cat
Ancestry of “gato-leopardo”, step by step
gato-leopardo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese gato
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | gato | cat; feline; very handsome man |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | gato | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | cattus | cat; domestic cat; a cat |
| 4 | Latin | catta | a cat |
| 5 | Latin | cattus | a cat |
via Portuguese leopardo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | leopardo | leopard |
| 2 | Latin | Leopardus | leopard |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λεόπαρδος | leopon, lipard; leopard |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Λέων | lion |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λέων | lion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage |