Cattle are large farm animals, such as cows and bulls, that are raised for meat, milk, or work. They usually live in herds and graze on grass.
From Old French 'catel' meaning 'personal property' or 'chattels', from Late Latin 'capitale' meaning 'property' or 'stock', related to 'capital'. Over time, it narrowed in English to mean specifically farm animals, especially cows.
Cattle and 'capital' are word-cousins, both originally about wealth and property. Long before bank accounts, owning animals *was* your bank account, so the language fused money and mooing together.
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