Where does “κατεβαίνω” come from?

κατεβαίνω (Greek) comes from Byzantine Greek κατεβαίνω, from Ancient Greek καταβαίνω, from Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ-, from Ancient Greek κατά, from Ancient Greek καταστερίζω, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ, from Proto-Hellenic astḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

κατεβαίνω (Greek): to descend, go down

Definitions

  1. to descend, go down

Ancestry of “κατεβαίνω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekκατεβαίνω
2Ancient Greekκαταβαίνωto step down, to go or come down
3Ancient Greekκᾰτᾰ-fully; down; denoting motion downwards
4Ancient Greekκατά
5Ancient Greekκαταστερίζωto place among the stars; I put among the stars
6Ancient Greekἀστήρa celestial body; illustrious person; starfish
7Proto-Hellenicastḗrstar
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗrEvery word from Proto-Hellenic astḗr