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Where does “categoria” come from?

categoria (English) comes from Late Latin categoria, from Ancient Greek κατηγορία, from Ancient Greek κατηγορέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

categoria (English): Exposure of an opponent's secret wickedness,...

Definitions

  1. Exposure of an opponent's secret wickedness,...

Ancestry of “categoria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincategoriaclass of predicables; accusation; predicament
2Ancient Greekκατηγορίαcharge, accusation; predication, category
3Ancient Greekκατηγορέωto speak against, especially before judges, to...
4Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
5Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
6Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
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