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Where does “catechizzazione” come from?

catechizzazione (Italian) comes from Italian catechizzare, from Latin catechizare, from Ancient Greek κατηχίζω, from Ancient Greek κατήχησις, from Ancient Greek κατηχέω, from Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ-, from Ancient Greek κατά, from Ancient Greek καταστερίζω — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

catechizzazione (Italian): catechization, indoctrination

Definitions

  1. catechization, indoctrination

Ancestry of “catechizzazione”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancatechizzareto catechize; to try to persuade; to lecture,...
2Latincatechizarepresent active infinitive of catēchizō;...
3Ancient GreekκατηχίζωI instruct orally; to catechize
4Ancient Greekκατήχησιςoral instruction; instruction by word of mouth
5Ancient Greekκατηχέωto resound; to teach by word of mouth
6Ancient Greekκᾰτᾰ-fully; down; denoting motion downwards
7Ancient Greekκατά
8Ancient Greekκαταστερίζωto place among the stars; I put among the stars
9Ancient Greekἀστήρa celestial body; illustrious person; starfish
10Proto-Hellenicastḗrstar
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
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