Where does “Cătoiu” come from?

Cătoiu (Romanian) comes from Romanian cățea, from Latin catella, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

Ancestry of “Cătoiu”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Romanian	cățea	female dog; bitch; bitch
2	Latin	catella	a little bitch, bitch puppy, female whelp; a...
3	Latin	catēna	chain
4	Proto-Indo-European	kat-	cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kat- →Every word from Latin catēna →Every word from Latin catella →