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Where does “καθετήρ” come from?

καθετήρ (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek καθίημι, 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.

καθετήρ (Ancient Greek): a surgical instrument for emptying the bladder, a...

Definitions

  1. a surgical instrument for emptying the bladder, a...

Ancestry of “καθετήρ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκαθίημιto descend, let down; to let down, descend
2Ancient Greekκᾰτᾰ-fully; down; denoting motion downwards
3Ancient Greekκατά
4Ancient Greekκαταστερίζωto place among the stars; I put among the stars
5Ancient Greekἀστήρa celestial body; illustrious person; starfish
6Proto-Hellenicastḗrstar
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

Words derived from “καθετήρ”

  • catheter
  • catheterization
  • transcatheter
  • microcatheter
  • catheterize
  • catheterizable
  • catheterism
  • catheterise
  • microcatheterization
  • thermocatheter
  • catheter
  • cathéter
  • cateter
  • catheter
  • قسطرة
  • قسطر
  • قثطرة
  • katetero
  • kateterizar
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