Where does “cadireta” come from?
cadireta (Catalan) comes from Latin cataracta, from Ancient Greek καταράκτης, from Ancient Greek καταράσσω, from Ancient Greek κατα-, from Ancient Greek κατά, from Ancient Greek καταστερίζω, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ, from Proto-Hellenic astḗr — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
cadireta (Catalan): four-handed seat seat formed by two persons grasping each other's wrists
Definitions
- four-handed seat seat formed by two persons grasping each other's wrists
Ancestry of “cadireta”, step by step
cadireta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin cataracta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | cataracta | waterfall; drawbridge, portcullis |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | καταράκτης | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | καταράσσω | I pour down; pour down |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κατα- | back; downwards; against |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κατά | |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | καταστερίζω | to place among the stars; I put among the stars |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | astḗr | star |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |