Where does “Catholicise” come from?
Catholicise (English) comes from English Catholic, from English catholic, from Old French catholique, from Latin catholicus, from Ancient Greek καθολικός, from Ancient Greek κατά, from Ancient Greek καταστερίζω, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
Catholicise (English): Alternative spelling of Catholicize
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of Catholicize
Ancestry of “Catholicise”, step by step
Catholicise traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Catholic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Catholic | Of the Western Christian church, as... |
| 2 | English | catholic | Universal; all-encompassing; Pertaining to all... |
| 3 | Old French | catholique | — |
| 4 | Latin | catholicus | catholic; pertaining to all kinds of people and... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | καθολικός | general |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κατά | |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | καταστερίζω | to place among the stars; I put among the stars |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | astḗr | star |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |
via English Catholicize
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Catholicize | To make Catholic; to convert to Catholicism; To... |
| 2 | English | -ize | Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives |
| 3 | Middle English | -isen | -ise, -ize |
| 4 | Middle French | -iser | -ize |
| 5 | Latin | -izō | Used to form similative verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |