Physically many cats are able to get pregnant as young as only six or seven months old. However, it is better and healthier for pregnancy to occur when they're a little older. Often younger cats are not good mothers; the maternal instinct seems to be better developed when they're one year or older.
Initially, all modern linguistics was historical in orientation. Even the study of modern dialects involved looking at their origins. Ferdinand de Saussure 's distinction between synchronic and diachronic linguistics is fundamental to the present day organization of the discipline.
Historical means from the past or relating to history. 1  The words historic and historical are close in meaning, but their uses are quite different. 2  The adjective historic means having importance in history or having influence on history. 3  The adjective historical means having taken place in history, from the past or pertaining to history.