Where does “кафизма” come from?
кафизма (Ukrainian) comes from Old Church Slavonic каѳисма, from Ancient Greek κάθισμα, from Ancient Greek καθίζω, 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.
кафизма (Ukrainian): kathisma
Definitions
- kathisma
Ancestry of “кафизма”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | каѳисма | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κάθισμα | seat |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | καθίζω | to make to sit down, seat; to sit down, be... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κᾰτᾰ- | fully; down; denoting motion downwards |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κατά | |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | καταστερίζω | to place among the stars; I put among the stars |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | astḗr | star |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |