Where does “werewildcat” come from?
werewildcat (English) comes from English wildcat, from English Cat, from English concatenate, from Latin concatenatus, from Latin concateno, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
werewildcat (English): A person who is transformed or can transform into a wildcat or a wildcat-like human
Definitions
- A person who is transformed or can transform into a wildcat or a wildcat-like human
Ancestry of “werewildcat”, step by step
werewildcat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wildcat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wildcat | A cat that lives in the wilderness,... |
| 2 | English | Cat | A piece of heavy machinery, such as a backhoe, of... |
| 3 | English | concatenate | To join or link together, as though in a chain;... |
| 4 | Latin | concatenatus | which is to be linked or bound together or connected |
| 5 | Latin | concateno | concatenate; link or chain together |
| 6 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 7 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 8 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English were
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | were | second-person singular simple past indicative of... |
| 2 | English | werewolf | A person who is transformed or can transform into... |
| 3 | Middle English | werwolf | — |
| 4 | Old English | werewulf | werewolf |
| 5 | Old English | wer | man; husband; hero, warrior |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wer | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wēraz | true; reliable; friendly; kind |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |