Where does “catheterizable” come from?
catheterizable (English) comes from English catheterize, from English catheter, from French cathéter, from German Katheter, from Latin catheter, from Ancient Greek καθετήρ, from Ancient Greek καθίημι, from Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
catheterizable (English): Able to be fitted with a catheter
Definitions
- Able to be fitted with a catheter
Ancestry of “catheterizable”, step by step
catheterizable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English catheterize
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | catheterize | To introduce a catheter into part of the body |
| 2 | English | catheter | A small tube inserted into a body cavity to... |
| 3 | French | cathéter | catheter |
| 4 | German | Katheter | catheter small tube inserted into a body cavity |
| 5 | Latin | catheter | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | καθετήρ | a surgical instrument for emptying the bladder, a... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | καθίημι | to descend, let down; to let down, descend |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κᾰτᾰ- | fully; down; denoting motion downwards |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | κατά | |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | καταστερίζω | to place among the stars; I put among the stars |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 12 | Proto-Hellenic | astḗr | star |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 14 | 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 |