Etymology of the English word hellcat
the English word
hellcatderived 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
*kattuzderived from the English word
hellderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kel-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*khalijaUsage
Word found in Modern English