Where does “kategoriateoria” come from?

kategoriateoria (Finnish) comes from Finnish kategoria, from Late Latin categoria, from Ancient Greek κατηγορία, from Ancient Greek κατηγορέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

kategoriateoria (Finnish): category theory

Definitions

  1. category theory

Ancestry of “kategoriateoria”, step by step

kategoriateoria traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kategoria

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkategoriacategory
2Late Latincategoriaclass of predicables; accusation; predicament
3Ancient Greekκατηγορίαcharge, accusation; predication, category
4Ancient Greekκατηγορέωto speak against, especially before judges, to...
5Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
6Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
7Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

via Finnish teoria

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishteoriatheory
2Late Latintheoriacontemplation, speculation; speculation, theory
3Ancient Greekθεωρόςspectator; envoy sent to consult an oracle
4Ancient Greekθέαview, sight
5Proto-Hellenic*tʰáwā
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Ancient Greek -έωEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti