Etymology

Catalan

Cat·a·lan
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Today it means: A native or inhabitant of Catalonia Full definition →

Middle English Catalane ← French catalan ← Catalan català
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  1. Catalan · derived fromcatalà
  2. French · derived fromcatalan
  3. Middle English · inherited fromCatalane
  4. English todayCatalan

Inherited from Middle English Catalane, from French catalan, from Catalan català. First attested in 1480.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.