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Where does “catawampus” come from?

catawampus (English) comes from English catamount, from English catamountain, from English cat o' mountain.

catawampus (English): Out of alignment, in disarray or disorder:...

Definitions

  1. Out of alignment, in disarray or disorder:...

Ancestry of “catawampus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcatamountA wild animal of the family Felidae, especially...
2Englishcatamountain—
3Englishcat o' mountain—

Words derived from “catawampus”

  • kittywampus
Every word from English cat o' mountain →