Where does “catechiser” come from?
catechiser (English) comes from Latin catechizare, from Ancient Greek κατηχίζω, from Ancient Greek κατήχησις, from Ancient Greek κατηχέω, from Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ-, from Ancient Greek κατά, from Ancient Greek καταστερίζω, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
catechiser (English): One who catechises
Ancestry of “catechiser”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | catechizare | present active infinitive of catēchizō;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κατηχίζω | I instruct orally; to catechize |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κατήχησις | oral instruction; instruction by word of mouth |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κατηχέω | to resound; to teach by word of mouth |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κᾰτᾰ- | fully; down; denoting motion downwards |
| 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 |