Where does “catechetical” come from?
Catechetical comes from English catechetic, from Ancient Greek κατηχητικός, from Ancient Greek κατηχητής, from Ancient Greek -τής.
catechetical (English): Of or pertaining to catechesis
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to catechesis
Ancestry of “catechetical”, step by step
catechetical traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English AL
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | AL | Initialism of assembly language; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Dutch | al | all, all of; already; yet |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | al | all, all of; completely; even though, no matter... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | āl | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | all | all |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | allaz | all |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via English catechetic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | catechetic | Of or pertaining to catechesis; In accordance... |
| 2 | Latin | catēchēticus | catechetic |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κατηχητικός | of or for instruction |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |