Etymology Explorer › Esperanto

Where does “kataro” come from?

kataro (Esperanto) comes from Latin catarrhus, from Ancient Greek κατάρροος, from Ancient Greek καταρρέω, from Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ-, from Ancient Greek κατά, from Ancient Greek καταστερίζω, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ, from Proto-Hellenic astḗr — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

kataro (Esperanto): a group of cats; a cold , catarrh

Definitions

  1. a group of cats; a cold , catarrh

Ancestry of “kataro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincatarrhuscatarrh, rheum
2Ancient Greekκατάρροοςcatarrh, head cold
3Ancient Greekκαταρρέωflow down; stream, rush; drip
4Ancient Greekκᾰτᾰ-fully; down; denoting motion downwards
5Ancient Greekκατά
6Ancient Greekκαταστερίζωto place among the stars; I put among the stars
7Ancient Greekἀστήρa celestial body; illustrious person; starfish
8Proto-Hellenicastḗrstar
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →