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Where does “κᾰτηγορῐ́ᾱ” come from?

κᾰτηγορῐ́ᾱ (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κατηγορέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

κᾰτηγορῐ́ᾱ (Ancient Greek): charge, accusation; predication, category

Definitions

  1. charge, accusation; predication, category

Ancestry of “κᾰτηγορῐ́ᾱ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκατηγορέωto speak against, especially before judges, to...
2Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
3Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
4Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “κᾰτηγορῐ́ᾱ”

  • category
  • cat
  • cats
  • categorization
  • kitten
  • categorize
  • catfish
  • categorisation
  • subcategory
  • catwalk
  • categorise
  • copycat
  • catlike
  • catnip
  • catty
  • bobcat
  • tomcat
  • catbird
  • Kattegat
  • kittenish
  • subcategorization
  • catnap
  • cattery
  • catfight
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