Etymology of the English word cathect
the English word
cathectderived from the English word
cathecticderived from the English word
cathexisderived from the New Latin word
cathexisderived from the Greek word
kathexisderived 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-Derivations in English
decathectUsage
Word found in Modern English
