Where does “Catharīna” come from?
Catharīna (Medieval Latin) comes from Latin Ecaterina, 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 “Catharīna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Ecaterina | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Αἰκατερίνη | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἑκάτη | Hecate |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἑκάς | afar, far off; long after |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἕ | accusative of οὗ : him |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | hwe | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |