Etymology

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Ancient Greek καταιγίζω
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromκαταιγίζω“I rush down like a storm”
  2. English todaycategise

First attested around the turn of the sixteenth century. The origin is uncertain; derivation is perhaps from the Ancient Greek καταιγίζω (kataigízō, “I rush down like a storm”), from καταιγίς (kataigís, “a storm descending from above”, figuratively “battle”).

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