Etymology

catechetics

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Today it means: Religious teaching, especially that given to children before confirmation. Full definition →

Latin catēchēticus ← Ancient Greek κατηχητικός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκατηχητικός
  2. Latin · learned borrowing fromcatēchēticus
  3. English todaycatechetics

Learned borrowing from Latin catēchēticus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek κατηχητικός (katēkhētikós), from κατηχέω (katēkhéō, “catechize”).

Words from the same roots

Latincatēchēticus all →

catechetic

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