cat → catnip (Nepeta cataria) 7 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Derivation
language Armenian
lexeme 1 katu
lexeme 2 katvadałz
meaning 1 cat (female)
direction →
meaning 2 catmint
reference
comment АрмРС 340
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Derivation
language English
lexeme 1 cat
lexeme 2 catnip
meaning 1 carnivorous, four-legged, generally furry domesticated species (Felis catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet
direction →
meaning 2 Nepeta cataria
reference English Wiktionary
comment also cat-mint 'Nepeta cataria'
ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Derivation
language Italian
lexeme 1 gatta
lexeme 2 gattaia
meaning 1 cat (female)
direction →
meaning 2 nepeta
reference
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Semantic evolution
language 1 Latin
language 2 French
lexeme 1 catarius
lexeme 2 cataire
meaning 1 feline
direction →
meaning 2 Nepeta cataria
reference
comment Also descriptive phrases like menthe des chats, herbe aux chats, menthe aux chats
ACCEPTED Realization 5
type Derivation
language Lithuanian
lexeme 1 katė
lexeme 2 katžolė
meaning 1 cat
direction →
meaning 2 Nepeta cataria
reference
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 6
type Derivation
language Mongolian (Khalkha)
lexeme 1 miy
lexeme 2 miyn hums
meaning 1 cat (female)
direction →
meaning 2 nepeta (lit. cat's claw )
reference
comment БАМРС.
ACCEPTED Realization 7
type Derivation
language Russian
lexeme 1 кот (kot)
lexeme 2 котовник (kotovnik)
meaning 1 tomcat
direction →
meaning 2 catmint
reference
comment

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