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Where does “κάτειμι” come from?

κάτειμι (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ-, from Ancient Greek κατά, from Ancient Greek καταστερίζω, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ, from Proto-Hellenic astḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

κάτειμι (Ancient Greek): I go, come down; I go down ; I sail down ; I...

Definitions

  1. I go, come down; I go down ; I sail down ; I...

Ancestry of “κάτειμι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκᾰτᾰ-fully; down; denoting motion downwards
2Ancient Greekκατά
3Ancient Greekκαταστερίζωto place among the stars; I put among the stars
4Ancient Greekἀστήρa celestial body; illustrious person; starfish
5Proto-Hellenicastḗrstar
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

Words derived from “κάτειμι”

  • cation
  • cationic
  • carbocation
  • polycation
  • polycationic
  • dication
  • dicationic
  • carbocationic
  • cationically
  • cationization
  • tetracationic
  • monocation
  • trication
  • countercation
  • cationize
  • noncationic
  • organocation
  • tetracation
  • supercation
  • bication
  • catião
  • κατιόν
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