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Where does “Ecaterina” come from?

Ecaterina (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Αἰκατερίνη, from Ancient Greek Ἑκάτη, from Ancient Greek ἑκάς, from Ancient Greek ἕ, from Proto-Hellenic hwe, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

Ancestry of “Ecaterina”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Ecaterina”

  • Catherine
  • Catherinian
  • Catherine
  • catin
  • Catherine
  • Katerina
  • Kakalina
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