Where does “katträv” come from?

katträv (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.

katträv (Swedish): swift fox, Vulpes velox

Definitions

  1. swift fox, Vulpes velox

Ancestry of “katträv”, step by step

katträv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish katt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkattcat
2Old Swedishkattercat
3Old Norsekǫttrcat
4Proto-Germanickattuzcat
5Latincattusa cat
6Latincattaa cat

via Swedish räv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishräva fox; an old and experienced person
2Old Norserefra fox
3Proto-Norse*rebaʀfox

Words derived from “katträv”

Every word from Latin catta →
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