Etymology of the English word catechumen
the English word
catechumenderived from the Old French word
catechumenderived from the Late Latin word
catechumenderived from the Greek word
katechoumenos, κατηχούμενος
derived from the Greek word
katechein, κατηχεῖν (to hold down (fast), in various applications)
using the Greek prefix
kata-, κατα-
derived from the Greek word
kata, κατά (down)
derived from the Greek word
ekhederived from the Greek word
echein, ἔχω
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*segh-derived from the Old French word
catechumenederived from the Latin word
catechumenus (catechumen, one receiving elementary religious instruction before baptism)
derived from the Greek word
katechoumenos, κατηχούμενος
derived from the Greek word
katechein, κατηχεῖν (to hold down (fast), in various applications)
using the Greek prefix
kata-, κατα-
derived from the Greek word
kata, κατά (down)
derived from the Greek word
ekhederived from the Greek word
echein, ἔχω
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*segh-Date
The earliest known usage of catechumen in English dates from the 15th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
