Etymology of the English word bobcat
the English word
bobcatderived from the English word
bobtailderived from the English word
bobderived from the English word
tailderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*tagla-derived from the English word
catderived from the English word
brierderived from the Old French word
bruyèrederived from the Latin root
*brucariaderived from the Late Latin word
brucus (locust; kind of wingless locust; caterpillar)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wer-derived from the Latin word
cattus (cat; wild cat; kind of trout)
derived from the English word
birdderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*kattuzDate
The earliest known usage of bobcat in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
