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Where does “cataforesi” come from?

cataforesi (Italian) comes from Italian cata-, from Latin cata-, from Ancient Greek κατά, from Ancient Greek καταστερίζω, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ, from Proto-Hellenic astḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

cataforesi (Italian): cataphoresis

Definitions

  1. cataphoresis

Ancestry of “cataforesi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancata-cata-
2Latincata-among
3Ancient Greekκατά
4Ancient Greekκαταστερίζωto place among the stars; I put among the stars
5Ancient Greekἀστήρa celestial body; illustrious person; starfish
6Proto-Hellenicastḗrstar
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
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