Where does “catechismal” come from?
catechismal (English) comes from English catechism, from Late Latin catechismus, from Ancient Greek κατηχισμός, from Ancient Greek κατηχίζω, from Ancient Greek κατήχησις, from Ancient Greek κατηχέω, from Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ-, from Ancient Greek κατά — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
catechismal (English): Of or pertaining to a catechism; having the form...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to a catechism; having the form...
Ancestry of “catechismal”, step by step
catechismal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English catechism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | catechism | A book, in question and answer form, summarizing... |
| 2 | Late Latin | catechismus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κατηχισμός | katēkhismos |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κατηχίζω | I instruct orally; to catechize |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κατήχησις | oral instruction; instruction by word of mouth |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κατηχέω | to resound; to teach by word of mouth |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κᾰτᾰ- | fully; down; denoting motion downwards |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κατά | |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | καταστερίζω | to place among the stars; I put among the stars |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | astḗr | star |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |