Where does “wild cat” come from?

wild cat (English) comes from Middle English wyld cat.

wild cat (English): An undomesticated felid, as tigers or lions; A...

Definitions

  1. An undomesticated felid, as tigers or lions; A...

Ancestry of “wild cat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwyld cat
Every word from Middle English wyld cat
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