Where does “*cattulus” come from?

*cattulus (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin catulus, from Proto-Italic *katelos — animal young, cub.

Ancestry of “*cattulus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincatuluswhelp; young dog, puppy, young wolf
2Proto-Italic*katelosanimal young, cub

Words derived from “*cattulus”

Every word from Proto-Italic *katelos →Every word from Latin catulus →
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