Etymology of the Latin word Catholic
the Church Latin word
Catholicderived from the Greek word
katholikederived from the Greek word
katholikos, καθολικός, καϑολικός
derived from the Greek word
katholou, καθόλου (on the whole; entirely)
derived from the Greek word
kata, κατά (down)
derived from the Greek word
holos, ὅλος, ὅλως (whole, all, complete; completely; everywhere)
Derivations in other languages
English
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