Where does “lobo-gato” come from?

lobo-gato (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese lobo, from Old Portuguese lobo, from Latin lupus, from Proto-Italic lukʷos, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.

lobo-gato (Portuguese): lynx

Definitions

  1. lynx

Ancestry of “lobo-gato”, step by step

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

via Portuguese lobo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueselobowolf; lobe
2Old Portugueselobo—
3Latinlupuswolf; an animal which acts in the savage manner...
4Proto-Italiclukʷos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf

via Portuguese Gato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseGatocat (domestic cat: Felis silvestris catus)
2Old Portuguesegato—
3Late Latincattuscat; domestic cat; a cat
4Latincattaa cat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos →Every word from Proto-Italic lukʷos →Every word from Latin lupus →