Where does “gato-maracajá” come from?

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

gato-maracajá (Portuguese): margay

Definitions

  1. margay

Ancestry of “gato-maracajá”, step by step

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

via Portuguese Gato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseGatocat (domestic cat: Felis silvestris catus)
2Old Portuguesegato—
3Late Latincattuscat; domestic cat; a cat
4Latincattaa cat

via Old Tupi marakaîá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupimarakaîámargay, and similar species, such as the oncilla...
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*marakajawild cat
Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Late Latin cattus →Every word from Old Portuguese gato →