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TIL that the origin of the English word ‘cat’ is coming from the Late Latin word cattus, cata, catta. “Cattus” was first used at the beginning of the 6th century and is derived from an Egyptian precursor of Coptic šau, “tomcat”.
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Everything is Egyptian. Shout-out to bubastis
Catatafish.
Useless fact: There’s a county park in NJ called Cattus Island.
Not true. Comes from old English “cattus” and originally from Dutch (“Kat”) and German (“Katze”).
Caterpillar comes from “catta pillosa” – furry cat