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 Greekἕhim
7Proto-Hellenichwe—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “Katarina”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Hellenic hwe →Every word from Ancient Greek ἕ →