Where does “gato-mourisco” come from?

gato-mourisco (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese mourisco, from Portuguese mouro, from Old Portuguese mouro, from Latin Maurus, from Ancient Greek Μαυρούσιος, from Ancient Greek -ούσιος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

gato-mourisco (Portuguese): jaguarundi

Definitions

  1. jaguarundi

Ancestry of “gato-mourisco”, step by step

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

via Portuguese mourisco

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortuguesemouriscoMoorish
2PortuguesemouroMoorish; Moor
3Old PortuguesemouroMoor
4LatinMaurusOf or pertaining to the Moors; Moorish,...
5Ancient GreekΜαυρούσιοςan inhabitant of Mauretania; a Mauretanian
6Ancient Greek-ούσιοςforms relational adjectives: of or pertaining to
7Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

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 -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐοςEvery word from Ancient Greek -ούσιος