Etymograph

English

felid

By surface analysis, an appellativization from Felid(ae) minus -ae (a pattern that recurs with many -idae names); by surface analysis, feline + -id.

Equivalent to feline + -id

Latin fēlēs ‘wildcat, marten’

Latin fēlīnus

English feline

Today it means

noun Any member of the cat family (Felidae).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / felid