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Where does “catarro” come from?

catarro (Spanish) comes 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, from Proto-Hellenic astḗr — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

catarro (Spanish): cold; mucus; catarrh

Definitions

  1. cold; mucus; catarrh

Ancestry of “catarro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincatarrhuscatarrh, rheum
2Ancient Greekκατάρροοςcatarrh, head cold
3Ancient Greekκαταρρέωflow down; stream, rush; drip
4Ancient Greekκᾰτᾰ-fully; down; denoting motion downwards
5Ancient Greekκατά
6Ancient Greekκαταστερίζωto place among the stars; I put among the stars
7Ancient Greekἀστήρa celestial body; illustrious person; starfish
8Proto-Hellenicastḗrstar
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

Words derived from “catarro”

  • acatarrar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →