Where does “ojo de gato” come from?
ojo de gato (Spanish) comes from Spanish dé, from Old Spanish de, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.
ojo de gato (Spanish): the grey nicker
Definitions
- the grey nicker
Ancestry of “ojo de gato”, step by step
ojo de gato traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish dé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | dé | of; 's; used after the thing owned and before the owner |
| 2 | Old Spanish | de | of; -'s |
| 3 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 4 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 5 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Spanish gato
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | gato | cat; tomcat, gib; servant |
| 2 | French | gâteau | A sponge cake, i.e. a cake made with a chemical... |
| 3 | Middle French | gasteau | — |
| 4 | Old French | gastel | round cake, loaf of bread, wastel; roundel,... |
| 5 | Frankish | wastil | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wastilaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wes- | to dress, clothe |