pron. Old English hwÃ¦t, from Proto-Germanic *khwat (cf. Old Saxon hwat, Old Norse hvat, Danish hvad, Old Frisian hwet, Dutch wat, Old High German hwaz, German was, Gothic hva what), from PIE *qwod, neuter singular of *qwos who (see who).
Yes, cats can see the color purple. Cats seem to be able to distinguish between higher frequency colors, meaning cats respond to the colors purple, blue, green and possibly yâ¦ellow range. Red, orange and brown colors appear to fall outside cats color range and are most likely seen as shades of grey or purple.
If you want to read about which colors are commonly seen in cats, or if you want to know what your cat's color is called, read section A. If you are interested in the genetics of different colors and in what colors are theoretically possible, read section B. Section B is more technical. You may want to read section A first to become familiar with cat color terminology.