Where does “catena” come from?

catena (English) comes from Italian catena, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

catena (English): A series of related items; A series of distinct...

Definitions

  1. A series of related items; A series of distinct...

Ancestry of “catena”, step by step

catena traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian catena

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancatenachain; bond, fetter; subordination, repression;...
2Latincatēnachain
3Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

via Medieval Latin catena

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latincatenachain

Words derived from “catena”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kat- →Every word from Latin catēna →Every word from Italian catena →