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catellus.

little/small/young dog, puppy; (term of endearment); little/light chain;

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[kaˈtɛl.lʊs]Classical-Latin[kaˈtɛl.lus]

  1. puppy, whelp

    declension-2 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *katelos Latin catulus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin catellus From catulus (“whelp, puppy, young dog”) + -lus (diminutive suffix).

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