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Where does “catēgoria” come from?

catēgoria (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek κατηγορία, from Ancient Greek κατηγορέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

Ancestry of “catēgoria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκατηγορίαcharge, accusation; predication, category
2Ancient Greekκατηγορέωto speak against, especially before judges, to...
3Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
4Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
5Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
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