Where does “kattā” come from?

kattā (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Germanic *kattǭ, from Latin catta, from Latin cattus — a cat.

kattā (Proto-Celtic): cat

Definitions

  1. cat

Ancestry of “kattā”, step by step

kattā traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic *kattǭ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*kattǭfemale cat
2Latincattaa cat
3Latincattusa cat

via Germanic *kattǭ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanic*kattǭ—
2Germanic*kattuz—

Words derived from “kattā”

Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Proto-Germanic *kattǭ →