Where does “morcath” come from?

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

Ancestry of “morcath”, step by step

morcath traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh cath

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcathcat; wildcat; cat, tipcat; cat-o'-nine-tails
2Proto-Brythonickaθcat
3Proto-Celtickattācat
4Proto-Germanic*kattǭfemale cat
5Latincattaa cat
6Latincattusa cat

via Welsh môr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshmôrsea, ocean, the deep; plenty, abundance,...
2Proto-Brythonicmọrgreat, large
3Proto-Celticmorisea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Proto-Germanic *kattǭ →