derived from 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)