Etymology

catlike

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Today it means: Resembling a cat; feline. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English cat
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The story

  1. Proto-Germanic*kattuz
  2. Proto-West Germanic*kattu
  3. Old Englishcatt
  4. Middle Englishcat
  5. Englishcat
  6. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  7. Proto-Germanic*līką
  8. English todaycatlike

From cat + -like.

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