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Where does “cataphatic” come from?

cataphatic (English) comes from Ancient Greek καταφατικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

cataphatic (English): Pertaining to the expression of God in terms of...

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to the expression of God in terms of...

Ancestry of “cataphatic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκαταφατικόςaffirmative
2Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
3Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
4Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “cataphatic”

  • kataphatic
  • cataphatically
  • kataphatically
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