Etymology of the English word catagenesis
the English word
catagenesisderived from the English word
genesisderived from the Latin word
genesisderived from the Greek word
genesis, γένεσις (birth; origin; nativity; figuratively, nature)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*genə-using the English prefix
cata-derived from the Greek word
kata, κατά (down)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
