Etymology Explorer › Welsh

Where does “cath” come from?

cath (Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic kaθ, from Proto-Celtic kattā, from Proto-Germanic *kattǭ, from Latin catta, from Latin cattus — a cat.

cath (Welsh): cat; wildcat; cat, tipcat; cat-o'-nine-tails

Definitions

  1. cat; wildcat; cat, tipcat; cat-o'-nine-tails

Ancestry of “cath”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonickaθcat
2Proto-Celtickattācat
3Proto-Germanic*kattǭ—
4Latincattaa cat
5Latincattusa cat
Every word from Latin cattus →