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Where does “categorematic” come from?

categorematic (English) comes from Ancient Greek κατηγόρημα, from Ancient Greek κατηγορέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

categorematic (English): Capable of being employed alone as a term

Definitions

  1. Capable of being employed alone as a term

Ancestry of “categorematic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκατηγόρημαan accusation; a predicate
2Ancient Greekκατηγορέωto speak against, especially before judges, to...
3Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
4Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
5Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “categorematic”

  • syncategorematic
  • categorematically
  • syncategorematically
  • syncategorematicity
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