The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromκαθαρτικός
- New Latin · learned borrowing fromcatharticus
- English todaycathartic
Learned borrowing from New Latin catharticus, from Ancient Greek καθαρτικός (kathartikós).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
cathartic
Today it means: Purgative; inducing mental or physical catharsis. Full definition →
New Latin catharticus ← Ancient Greek καθαρτικός