1. Etymology of the Spanish word gato
the Spanish word gato
derived from the Latin word cattus (cat; wild cat; kind of trout)
derived from the Quechua word qhatu
Derivations in Spanish
engatar, gatillo, gatazo, gatomusoCognates
Catalan gat, Dutch kat, English cat, French chat, German Katze, Icelandic köttur, Italian gatto, Lithuanian kate, Norwegian katt, Polish kot, Portuguese gato, Provençal cat, Russian кoт, Swedish katt2. Etymology of the Spanish word gato
derived from the Spanish word gato