Where does “catabolism” come from?

catabolism (English) comes from Ancient Greek καταβολή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

catabolism (English): Destructive metabolism, usually including the...

Definitions

  1. Destructive metabolism, usually including the...

Ancestry of “catabolism”, step by step

catabolism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek καταβολή

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκαταβολήbuilding, structure, foundation
2Ancient Greek-ήsuffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension
3Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
4Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

via French catabolisme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcatabolismecatabolism

Words derived from “catabolism”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ή →Every word from Ancient Greek -ᾱ →