Where does “katpensas” come from?
katpensas (Finnish) comes from Finnish Kati, from Finnish Katariina, from Swedish Katarina, from Medieval Latin Catharīna, from Latin Ecaterina, from Ancient Greek Αἰκατερίνη, from Ancient Greek Ἑκάτη, from Ancient Greek ἑκάς — self.
Ancestry of “katpensas”, step by step
katpensas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Kati
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Kati | — |
| 2 | Finnish | Katariina | Catherine |
| 3 | Swedish | Katarina | Catherine |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | Catharīna | — |
| 5 | Latin | Ecaterina | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Αἰκατερίνη | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἑκάτη | Hecate |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἑκάς | afar, far off; long after |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἕ | him |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | hwe | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |