myEtymology.com: English etymology of catchy

Etymology of the English word catchy

the English word catchy

derived from the English word catch

derived from the North French word cachier

derived from the Vulgar Latin word captare (try, long, aim for)

derived from the Late Latin word capere (to take; take hold, seize; grasp)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kap-

using the English suffix -y