Where does “kattras” come from?

kattras (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.

kattras (Swedish): any cat breed

Definitions

  1. any cat breed

Ancestry of “kattras”, step by step

kattras 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 ras

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishrasa race; a collapse; a mudslide
2Old Norserásrace, running; course, channel; company, host
3Proto-Germanicrēsōa running; a course; a rush
4Proto-Indo-Europeanreh₁s-to flow, rush
Every word from Latin catta →