Etymology of the English word catarrh
the English word
catarrhderived from the French word
catarrhederived from the Greek word
katarrhousderived from the Greek word
katarrheinderived from the Greek word
rhein, ῥεῖν
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sreu-derived from the Late Latin word
catarrhus (cold, catarrh, rheum)
derived from the Greek word
katarrousderived from the Greek word
katarrheinderived from the Greek word
rhein, ῥεῖν
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sreu-derived from the French word
catarrhderived from the Late Latin word
catarrhus (cold, catarrh, rheum)
derived from the Greek word
katarrousderived from the Greek word
katarrheinderived from the Greek word
rhein, ῥεῖν
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sreu-Date
The earliest known usage of catarrh in English dates from the 16th century.
Cognates
Dutch
catarre, French
catarrhe, German
Katarrh, Italian
catarro, Lithuanian
kataras, Norwegian
katarr, Polish
katar, Provençal
catar, Russian
кaтap, Spanish
catarro, Swedish
katarrUsage
Word found in Modern English
