Where does “hepcat” come from?

hepcat (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,...

hepcat (English): A jazz performer, especially one from the 1940s...

Definitions

  1. A jazz performer, especially one from the 1940s...

Ancestry of “hepcat”, step by step

hepcat 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 hep

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhephepatitis; Abbreviation of high-energy physics; A...
2EnglishhipThe outward-projecting parts of the pelvis and...
3Middle Englishhipehip anatomical region of a human or quadruped
4Old Englishhypehip
5Proto-West Germanichupihip
6Proto-Germanichupizhip, haunch, upper part of the thigh
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeu̯bh₂-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-
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