Where does “Catherine” come from?

Catherine comes from French Catherine, derived from Ancient Greek Αἰκατερίνη, which is related to the goddess Ἑκάτη, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European swé.

Ancestry of “Catherine”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Catherine

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéEvery word from Proto-Hellenic hweEvery word from Ancient Greek