Etymology of the English word catabolize
the English word
catabolizederived from the English word
catabolismderived from the English word
metabolismderived from the Greek word
metabole, μεταβολή (change)
derived from the Greek word
metaballein, μεταβάλλω (to throw over; (middle voice figuratively) to turn about in opinion)
derived from the Greek word
ballein, βάλλω (to throw)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷelə-using the English prefix
cata-derived from the Greek word
kata, κατά (down)
derived from the English word
katabolismderived from the Greek word
katabole, καταβολή (a deposition; founding; figuratively, conception)
derived from the Greek word
ballein, βάλλω (to throw)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷelə-using the English suffix
-izederived from the Old French suffix
-iserderived from the Latin suffix
-izarederived from the Greek suffix
-izein, -ίζειν
Usage
Word found in Modern English
