Where does “catechizer” come from?
catechizer (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.
catechizer (English): One who catechizes
Definitions
- One who catechizes
Ancestry of “catechizer”, step by step
catechizer 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 ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |