myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of cataclasis

Etymology of the Latin word cataclasis

the New Latin word cataclasis

derived from the Greek word cataclasis

using the Greek prefix cata-

derived from the Greek word klasis, κλάσις (fracture (the act))

derived from the Greek word klan, κλᾶν

derived from the Byzantine Greek word klao, κλάω (to break (specially, of bread))

Word found in New Latin