Where does “Katarina” come from?

Katarina (Swedish) comes from Medieval Latin Catharīna, 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.

Katarina (Swedish): Catherine

Definitions

  1. Catherine

Ancestry of “Katarina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval LatinCatharīna
2LatinEcaterina
3Ancient GreekΑἰκατερίνη
4Ancient GreekἙκάτηHecate
5Ancient Greekἑκάςafar, far off; long after
6Ancient Greekhim
7Proto-Hellenichwe
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “Katarina

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéEvery word from Proto-Hellenic hweEvery word from Ancient Greek