Where does “morgath” come from?

morgath (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.

morgath (Welsh): skate, ray (Batoidea syn. Rajomorphii)

Definitions

  1. skate, ray (Batoidea syn. Rajomorphii)

Ancestry of “morgath”, step by step

morgath 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 →