Etymology of the Latin word catechismus
the Latin word
catechismus (catechism, book of elementary Christian instruction)
derived from the Greek word
katechismos, κατηχισμός
derived from the Greek word
katechizein, κατηχίζειν
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
ekhederived from the Greek word
echein, ἔχω
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*segh-derived from the Greek word
katecheo, κατηχέω (to sound down into the ears; to indoctrinate ('catechize') or (genitive case) to apprise of)
derived from 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
French
catechisme, French
catéchisme, Portuguese
catecismoUsage
Word found in Late Latin, Church Latin
