Etymology of the French word catgut
the French word
catgutderived from 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
*kattuzDate
The earliest known usage of catgut in French dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in other languages
Romanian
catgut
