Where does “ca-tê-te” come from?

ca-tê-te (Vietnamese) comes from French cathéter, from German Katheter, from Latin catheter, from Ancient Greek καθετήρ, from Ancient Greek καθίημι, from Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ-, from Ancient Greek κατά, from Ancient Greek καταστερίζω — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

ca-tê-te (Vietnamese): catheter

Definitions

  1. catheter

Ancestry of “ca-tê-te”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcathétercatheter
2GermanKathetercatheter small tube inserted into a body cavity
3Latincatheter
4Ancient Greekκαθετήρa surgical instrument for emptying the bladder, a...
5Ancient Greekκαθίημιto descend, let down; to let down, descend
6Ancient Greekκᾰτᾰ-fully; down; denoting motion downwards
7Ancient Greekκατά
8Ancient Greekκαταστερίζωto place among the stars; I put among the stars
9Ancient Greekἀστήρa celestial body; illustrious person; starfish
10Proto-Hellenicastḗrstar
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-