cata-

See also: cata, catá, catà, catã, cața, Cața, cață, Cață, căta, câtă, and Ca-ta

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Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm

Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.?

Proto-Hellenic *kətá

Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ́ (kătắ)

Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ- (kătă-)

English cata-

From Ancient Greek κατά (katá, “downwards”).

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It sometimes drops the final vowel, as in catoptric, and is sometimes changed to cath, as in catholic.

cata-

From Latin cata-, from Ancient Greek κατά (katá, “under”).

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