Etymology of the Greek word katekhizein
the Church Greek word
katekhizeinderived 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
ekhederived from the Greek word
echein, ἔχω
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*segh-Derivations in other languages
Latin
catechismus, Latin
catechizareUsage
Word found in Church Greek
