Where does “acatarrar” come from?

acatarrar (Spanish) comes from Spanish catarro, from Late Latin catarrhus, from Ancient Greek κατάρροος, from Ancient Greek καταρρέω, 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.

acatarrar (Spanish): to cause to have a cold; to catch cold

Definitions

  1. to cause to have a cold; to catch cold

Ancestry of “acatarrar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcatarrocold; mucus; catarrh
2Late Latincatarrhuscatarrh, rheum
3Ancient Greekκατάρροοςcatarrh, head cold
4Ancient Greekκαταρρέωflow down; stream, rush; drip
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