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Where does “catechismus” come from?

catechismus (Dutch) comes from Latin catechismus, from Ancient Greek κατηχισμός, from Ancient Greek κατηχίζω, from Ancient Greek κατήχησις, from Ancient Greek κατηχέω, from Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ-, from Ancient Greek κατά, from Ancient Greek καταστερίζω — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

catechismus (Dutch): catechism

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  1. catechism

Ancestry of “catechismus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincatechismuscatechism
2Ancient Greekκατηχισμόςkatēkhismos
3Ancient GreekκατηχίζωI instruct orally; to catechize
4Ancient Greekκατήχησιςoral instruction; instruction by word of mouth
5Ancient Greekκατηχέωto resound; to teach by word of mouth
6Ancient Greekκᾰτᾰ-fully; down; denoting motion downwards
7Ancient Greekκατά
8Ancient Greekκαταστερίζωto place among the stars; I put among the stars
9Ancient Greekἀστήρa celestial body; illustrious person; starfish
10Proto-Hellenicastḗrstar
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
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