Etymology

cataphor

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Latin cataphora ← Ancient Greek καταφορά
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκαταφορά“a bringing down, a lethargic attack”
  2. Latin · derived fromcataphora“a coma”
  3. English todaycataphor

From Latin cataphora (“a coma”), from Ancient Greek καταφορά (kataphorá, “a bringing down, a lethargic attack”).

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