Where does “cataracta” come from?
cataracta (Middle English) comes from Middle English cataract, from Middle Dutch cataracte, from Latin cataracta, from Ancient Greek καταράκτης, from Ancient Greek καταράσσω, from Ancient Greek κατα-, from Ancient Greek κατά, from Ancient Greek καταστερίζω — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
cataracta (Middle English): Alternative form of cataract
Definitions
- Alternative form of cataract
Ancestry of “cataracta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | cataract | cataract; A gate guarding the entrance to Heaven |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | cataracte | — |
| 3 | Latin | cataracta | waterfall; drawbridge, portcullis |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | καταράκτης | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | καταράσσω | I pour down; pour down |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κατα- | back; downwards; against |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κατά | |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | καταστερίζω | to place among the stars; I put among the stars |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | astḗr | star |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |
Words derived from “cataracta”