Etymology of the English word catheter
the English word
catheterderived from the Greek word
kata, κατά (down)
derived from the Greek word
heimi (thrust)
derived from the Late Latin word
catheter (catheter, instrument for drawing urine)
derived from the Greek word
katheter, καθετήρ
derived from the Greek word
kathienaiderived from the Greek word
hienaiderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*yē-derived from the Greek word
kathiemi, καθίημι (andhiemi'/> (to send); to lower)
Date
The earliest known usage of catheter in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
catheterizeCognates
Catalan
cadira, Dutch
katheder, Dutch
catheter, French
cathéter, French
chaire, German
Katheder, German
Katheter, Italian
cattedra, Lithuanian
katedra, Norwegian
kateter, Polish
katedra, Portuguese
cadeira, Provençal
cadera, Spanish
cadera, Swedish
kateder, Swedish
kateterUsage
Word found in Modern English
