Etymology of the English word cathodic
the English word
cathodicderived from the English word
cathodederived from the Greek word
kathodos, κάθοδος, κάϑοδος
derived from the Greek word
kata, κατά (down)
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-using the English suffix
-icUsage
Word found in Modern English