Where does “sabrecat” come from?

sabrecat (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,...

sabrecat (English): sabre-toothed cat

Definitions

  1. sabre-toothed cat

Ancestry of “sabrecat”, step by step

sabrecat 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 sabre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsabreA light sword, sharp along the front edge, part...
2Frenchsabrea single-edged sword; the force, arms;...
3GermanSäbelsabre
4Middle High Germansabel
5Polishszablasabre
6Russianса́бляsaber, cutlass
7Old East Slavicсаблꙗ
8Proto-Slavicsabľasabre
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-Every word from Latin cōn-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-