kitten的词源

英文词源

kitten (n.)

late 14c., probably from an Anglo-French variant of Old French chitoun (Old North French caton) "little cat," from chat "cat," from Late Latin cattus (see cat). Applied playfully to a young girl, a sweetheart, from 1870.

中文词源

kitten：小猫

来自拉丁语cattus,猫，词源同cat.

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：kitten 词源，kitten 含义。