First precursor to Sauron in the earliest Lost Tales (LT1/47; LT2/15), this name was derived from the root ᴱ√TEFE having to do with hatred (QL/90).
Early Quenya
vardo
noun. prince
vardo meoita
masculine name. Prince of Cats
meoi
noun. cat
tevildo
masculine name. Prince of Cats
turanion
noun. prince
turillo
noun. prince
túrion
noun. prince
yaule
noun. cat
A title of ᴱQ. Tevildo in the earliest Lost Tales (LT2/15), a combination of vardo “prince” and some form of meoi “cat”, as suggested by Christopher Tolkien (LT2A/Tevildo). Perhaps meoita is a genitive form, though whether it is singular or plural is unclear.