Etymology

kategoria

kat·e·go·ri·a
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Today it means: Synonym of accusation. Full definition →

Latin catēgoria ← Ancient Greek κᾰτηγορῐ́ᾱ
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκᾰτηγορῐ́ᾱ
  2. Latin · learned borrowing fromcatēgoria
  3. English todaykategoria

Learned borrowing from Latin catēgoria, from Ancient Greek κᾰτηγορῐ́ᾱ (kătēgorĭ́ā). Doublet of category.

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