Where does “gato-palheiro” come from?
gato-palheiro (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese gato, from Old Portuguese gato, from Late Latin cattus, from Latin catta, from Latin cattus — a cat.
gato-palheiro (Portuguese): Pampas cat; colocolo
Definitions
- Pampas cat; colocolo
Ancestry of “gato-palheiro”, step by step
gato-palheiro 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 palheiro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | palheiro | a shed for storing hay; a hut with a straw roof;... |
| 2 | Portuguese | palha | straw; straw considered collectively; textile... |
| 3 | Latin | palea | chaff; The wattles or gills of a cock; dross |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |