Where does “kattig” come from?

kattig (Swedish) comes from Swedish katt, from Old Swedish katter, from Old Norse kǫttr, from Proto-Germanic kattuz, from Latin cattus, from Latin catta — a cat.

kattig (Swedish): sexy; graceful and elegant, like a cat (of a woman)

Definitions

  1. sexy; graceful and elegant, like a cat (of a woman)

Ancestry of “kattig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkattcat
2Old Swedishkattercat
3Old Norsekǫttrcat
4Proto-Germanickattuzcat
5Latincattusa cat
6Latincattaa cat
Every word from Latin catta