Etymology of the Latin word catechumenus
the Latin word
catechumenus (catechumen, one receiving elementary religious instruction before baptism)
derived from the Greek word
katechoumenos, κατηχούμενος
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-Derivations in other languages
French
catechumene, French
catéchumène, Portuguese
catecúmeno
