Where does “catechizable” come from?
catechizable (English) comes from English catechize, 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 — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
catechizable (English): Able or fit to be catechized
Definitions
- Able or fit to be catechized
Ancestry of “catechizable”, step by step
catechizable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English catechize
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | catechize | To give oral instruction, especially of religion;... |
| 2 | Latin | catechizare | present active infinitive of catēchizō;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κατηχίζω | I instruct orally; to catechize |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κατήχησις | oral instruction; instruction by word of mouth |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κατηχέω | to resound; to teach by word of mouth |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κᾰτᾰ- | fully; down; denoting motion downwards |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κατά | |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | καταστερίζω | to place among the stars; I put among the stars |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | astḗr | star |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |
via English able
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 2 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 3 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 4 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |