Where does “Catherine” come from?

Catherine (Cebuano) comes from English Catherine, from French Catherine, from Medieval Latin Katerina, from Latin Ecaterina, from Ancient Greek Αἰκατερίνη, from Ancient Greek Ἑκάτη, from Ancient Greek ἑκάς, from Ancient Greek ἕ — self.

Ancestry of “Catherine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCatherine
2FrenchCatherinechamber pot
3Medieval LatinKaterina
4LatinEcaterina
5Ancient GreekΑἰκατερίνη
6Ancient GreekἙκάτηHecate
7Ancient Greekἑκάςafar, far off; long after
8Ancient Greekhim
9Proto-Hellenichwe
10Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
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