catadupe · noun1
- Ancient Greek · derived fromΚατάδουποι
- Latin · derived fromCatadūpa
- French · derived fromcatadupe
- English todaycatadupe
From French catadupe, from Latin Catadūpa, name of the first cataract of the Nile, from Ancient Greek Κατάδουποι (Katádoupoi); see Catadupe for more.
Catadupe · proper noun2
- Ancient Greek · derived fromΚατάδουποι
- Latin · derived fromCatadūpa
- English todayCatadupe
The place name is from Latin Catadūpa, from Ancient Greek Κατάδουποι (Katádoupoi), "commonly derived from καταδουπέω (katadoupéō), as if downroars" (see κατα- (kata-, “down”), δουπέω (doupéō, “to thud”)). (The people are from Latin Catadūpi.)
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.