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Where does “cățea” come from?

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

cățea (Romanian): female dog; bitch; bitch

Definitions

  1. female dog; bitch; bitch

Ancestry of “cățea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincatellaa little bitch, bitch puppy, female whelp; a...
2Latincatēna—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...
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