Where does “catehizație” come from?

catehizație (Romanian) comes from Romanian catehiza, from Ancient Greek κατηχίζω, from Ancient Greek κατήχησις, from Ancient Greek κατηχέω, from Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ-, from Ancient Greek κατά, from Ancient Greek καταστερίζω, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

catehizație (Romanian): catechization

Definitions

  1. catechization

Ancestry of “catehizație”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancatehizato catechize
2Ancient GreekκατηχίζωI instruct orally; to catechize
3Ancient Greekκατήχησιςoral instruction; instruction by word of mouth
4Ancient Greekκατηχέωto resound; to teach by word of mouth
5Ancient Greekκᾰτᾰ-fully; down; denoting motion downwards
6Ancient Greekκατά
7Ancient Greekκαταστερίζωto place among the stars; I put among the stars
8Ancient Greekἀστήρa celestial body; illustrious person; starfish
9Proto-Hellenicastḗrstar
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗrEvery word from Proto-Hellenic astḗr