Etymology of the English word cathode
the English word
cathodederived from the Greek word
kathodos, κάθοδος, κάϑοδος
derived from the Greek word
hodos, ὁδός (a road; by implication, a progress (the route, act or distance); figuratively, a mode or means)
using the Greek prefix
kat-derived from the Greek word
kata, κατά (down)
Date
The earliest known usage of cathode in English dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in English
anticathode,
cathodicCognates
Dutch
kathode, French
cathode, German
Kathode, Icelandic
katóda, Norwegian
katode, Swedish
katodUsage
Word found in Modern English
