Etymology of the English word copycat
the English word
copycatderived from the English word
copyderived from the Old French word
copiederived from the Medieval Latin word
copia (copy; number, amount, quantity; plenty, abundance, supply)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*op-derived from the French word
copyderived from the Medieval Latin word
copia (copy; number, amount, quantity; plenty, abundance, supply)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*op-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
*kattuzUsage
Word found in Modern English
