Where does “ongato” come from?

ongato (Umbundu) comes from Portuguese Gato, from Old Portuguese gato, from Late Latin cattus, from Latin catta — a cat.

ongato (Umbundu): cat

Definitions

  1. cat

Ancestry of “ongato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseGatocat (domestic cat: Felis silvestris catus)
2Old Portuguesegato—
3Late Latincattuscat; domestic cat; a cat
4Latincattaa cat
Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Late Latin cattus →Every word from Old Portuguese gato →