Where does “subcategory” come from?
Subcategory derives from English sub- combined with category, which comes from Middle French categorie, from Ancient Greek κατηγορία, meaning a speaking against or accusation.
subcategory (English): With respect to a given category, a more narrow...
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- With respect to a given category, a more narrow...
Ancestry of “subcategory”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | category | A group, often named or numbered, to which items... |
| 2 | French | catégorie | category |
| 3 | German | Kategorie | category |
| 4 | Italian | categoria | category, topic; class |
| 5 | Spanish | categoría | category; standing, regard |
| 6 | Portuguese | categoria | category |
| 7 | Late Latin | categoria | class of predicables; accusation; predicament |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κατηγορία | charge, accusation; predication, category |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | κατηγορέω | to speak against, especially before judges, to... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |