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Where does “catin” come from?

catin (French) comes from French Catherine, from Medieval Latin Katerina, from Latin Ecaterina, from Ancient Greek Αἰκατερίνη, from Ancient Greek Ἑκάτη, from Ancient Greek ἑκάς, from Ancient Greek ἕ, from Proto-Hellenic hwe — self.

catin (French): harlot, slattern; doll; mannequin, dummy; vessel...

Definitions

  1. harlot, slattern; doll; mannequin, dummy; vessel...

Ancestry of “catin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchCatherine—
2Medieval LatinKaterina—
3LatinEcaterina—
4Ancient GreekΑἰκατερίνη—
5Ancient GreekἙκάτηHecate
6Ancient Greekἑκάςafar, far off; long after
7Ancient Greekἕaccusative of οὗ : him
8Proto-Hellenichwe—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
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