Where does “cățân” come from?

cățân (Romanian) comes from Latin catīnum, from Latin catīnus, from Proto-Italic katinos.

cățân (Romanian): dish, bowl, basin

Definitions

  1. dish, bowl, basin

Ancestry of “cățân”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincatīnumA bowl
2Latincatīnusa deep vessel for serving up or cooking food; a large bowl, dish, or plate
3Proto-Italickatinos—
Every word from Proto-Italic katinos →Every word from Latin catīnus →Every word from Latin catīnum →