Where does “catbutt” come from?

catbutt (English) comes from English Cat, from English concatenate, from Latin concatenatus, from Latin concateno, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

catbutt (English): The backside of a cat

Definitions

  1. The backside of a cat

Ancestry of “catbutt”, step by step

catbutt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Cat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCatA piece of heavy machinery, such as a backhoe, of...
2EnglishconcatenateTo join or link together, as though in a chain;...
3Latinconcatenatuswhich is to be linked or bound together or connected
4Latinconcatenoconcatenate; link or chain together
5Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt
12Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
13Old High Germankuti
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via English butt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbuttThe larger or thicker end of something; the blunt...
2Middle Englishbutten
3Anglo-Normanbuterto strike, finish
4Old Frenchboterto push, butt, strike; to strike; to push; thrust
5Old Frenchbouterto strike; to hit; to place; to put; to enter
6Frankishbautanto push, strike, beat; to hit, strike; to hit,...
7Proto-West Germanicbautanto beat
8Proto-Germanicbautanąto beat, push
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewd-to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-