Etymology of the English word catgut
the English word
catgutderived from the English word
gutderived 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
*kattuzDerivations in other languages
French
catgut, Italian
catgut, Portuguese
categuteUsage
Word found in Modern English
