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Where does “catlus” come from?

catlus (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin catulus, from Proto-Italic *katelos.

Ancestry of “catlus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincatuluswhelp; young dog, puppy, young wolf
2Proto-Italic*katelos—

Words derived from “catlus”

  • cacchio
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