Where does “kateni” come from?
kateni (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto kateno, from Italian catena, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...
kateni (Esperanto): to shackle
Ancestry of “kateni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | kateno | chain |
| 2 | Italian | catena | chain; bond, fetter; subordination, repression;... |
| 3 | Latin | catēna | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kat- | cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave... |