Where does “котообразный” come from?

котообразный (Russian) comes from Russian кот, from Old East Slavic котъ, from Proto-Slavic kǫtъ, from Latin cattus, from Latin catta — a cat.

котообразный (Russian): catlike

Definitions

  1. catlike

Ancestry of “котообразный”, step by step

котообразный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian кот

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкотtomcat
2Old East Slavicкотъcat
3Proto-Slavickǫtъcorner
4Latincattusa cat
5Latincattaa cat

via Russian о́браз

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianо́бразlooking; shape, image, figure
Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Proto-Slavic kǫtъ →