verb/ɡateˈaɾ/
to crawl (on hands and knees like a baby or toddler); to walk like a cat; to inflict a wound with one's claws; to scratch
Etymology tree Spanish gato Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Latin -izō Latin -izāre Spanish -ear Spanish gatear From gato (“cat”) + -ear.