myEtymology.com: French etymology of catechumene

Etymology of the French word catechumene

the Old French word catechumene

derived from the Latin word catechumenus (catechumen, one receiving elementary religious instruction before baptism)

derived from the Greek word katechoumenos, κατηχούμενος

derived 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 ekhe

derived from the Greek word echein, ἔχω

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *segh-

Word found in Old French