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Where does “catlus” come from?
catlus (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin catulus, from Proto-Italic *katelos — animal young, cub.
Ancestry of “catlus”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
catulus
whelp; young dog, puppy, young wolf
2
Proto-Italic
*katelos
animal young, cub
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