myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of cattedrale

Etymology of the Italian word cattedrale

the Italian word cattedrale

derived from the Latin word cathedralis (of, pertaining to an bishop's see or cathedral)

derived from the Classical Latin word cathedra (armchair, easy chair; cushioned seat; bishop's chair, throne, office)

derived from the Greek word kathedra, καθέδρα (a bench )

derived from the Greek word kata, κατά (down)

derived from the Greek word hedra, ἕδρα

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

Dutch kathedraal, English cathedral, French cathédrale, German Kathedrale, German Kathedral, Norwegian katedral, Spanish catedral, Swedish katedral