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catholic (adj.)

mid-14c., "of the doctrines of the ancient Church," literally "universally accepted," from French catholique, from Church Latin catholicus "universal, general," from Greek katholikos, from phrase kath' holou "on the whole, in general," from kata "about" + genitive of holos "whole" (see safe (adj.)). Applied to the Church in Rome c.1554, after the Reformation began. General sense of "of interest to all, universal" is from 1550s.

 καθολικός

From κατά (kata, “for the purpose of, according to”) + ὅλος (holos, “whole”).

 

κατά

 

  Ancient Greek

 

Of Proto-Indo-European origin. Cognate with Hittite [script?] (katta, “down from, at, with, under”)[script?] and perhaps Old Welsh cant (“with”).

 

Preposition

κατά • (kata) (+ genitive)

1. downwards, down from
2. into
3. against

κατά • (kata) (+ accusative)

1. downwards
2. along, through, in
3. towards
4. during
5. for, for the purpose of
6. according to, in conformity with

downwards...

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catarrh (n.) 

late 14c., from Medieval Latin catarrus, from Late Latin catarrhus, from Greek katarrhous "a catarrh, a head cold," literally "a flowing down," earlier kata rrhoos, ultimately from kata- "down" ...

catalectic (adj.)

1580s, "wanting a syllable in the last foot," from Late Latin catalecticus, from Greek katalektikos "leaving off," from kata- "down"...

 

cation (n.)

1834, from Greek kation "going down," neuter present participle of katienai "to go down," from kata "down" ...

catatonia (n.)

1888, from medical Latin catatonia; replacing katatonia (1880s), which was formed directly from Greek kata- "down" ...

catastrophe (n.) 

1530s, "reversal of what is expected" (especially a fatal turning point in a drama), from Latin catastropha, from Greek katastrophe "an overturning; a sudden end," from katastrephein "to overturn, turn down, trample on; to come to an end," from kata "down" ...

 

catalysis (n.) 

1650s, "dissolution," from Latinized form of Greek katalysis "dissolution, a dissolving" (of governments, military units, etc.), from katalyein "to dissolve," from kata- "down" (or "completely")...

 

catabolism (n.) 

1876, katabolism, "destructive metabolism," from Greek katabole "a throwing down" (also "a foundation"), from kataballein "to throw down," from kata- "down"...

 

cataplexy (n.) 

"the state of an animal when it is feigning death," 1883, from German kataplexie, from Greek kataplexis "stupefaction, amazement, consternation," from kataplessein "to strike down" (with fear, etc.), from kata- "down"...

 

catalepsy (n.)

late 14c., cathalempsia, from Medieval Latin catalepsia, from Late Latin catalepsis, from Greek katalepsis "a seizure, a seizing upon, a taking possession," from kataleptos "seized," from katalambanein "to seize upon," from kata- "down"...

 

cataclysm (n.)

1630s, from French cataclysme (16c.), from Latin cataclysmos or directly from Greek kataklysmos "deluge, flood, inundation," from kataklyzein "to deluge," from kata "down" ...

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Don't let me down!

cata- 

word-forming element from Latinized form of Greek kata-, before vowels kat-, from kata "down from, down to." Its principal sense is "down," but occasionally it has senses of "against" (catapult)or "wrongly" (catachresis).

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catachresis (n.) 

1580s, from Latin catachresis, from Greek katakhresis "misuse" (of a word), from katakhresthai "to misuse," from kata- "down"...

catechesis (n.) 

from Greek katekhesis "instruction by word of mouth," from katekhein "to instruct orally," originally "to resound" (with sense evolution via "to sound (something) in someone's ear; to teach by word of mouth." From kata- "down"...

cathedral (n.) 

1580s, "church of a bishop," from phrase cathedral church (c.1300), partially translating Late Latin ecclesia cathedralis "church of a bishop's seat," from Latin cathedra "an easy chair (principally used by ladies)," also metonymically, e.g. cathedrae molles "luxurious women;" also "a professor's chair;" from Greek kathedra "seat, bench," from kata "down"...

catholic (adj.) 

mid-14c., "of the doctrines of the ancient Church," literally "universally accepted," from French catholique, from Church Latin catholicus "universal, general," from Greek katholikos, from phrase kath' holou "on the whole, in general," from kata "down" "about" + genitive of holos "whole"...

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 orthodox (adj.)

mid-15c., of opinions, faith, from Late Latin orthodoxus, from Greek orthodoxos "having the right opinion," from orthos "right, true, straight" (see ortho-) + doxa "opinion, praise," from dokein "to seem," from PIE root *dek- "to take, accept" (see decent). As the name of the Eastern Church, first recorded in English 1772; in reference to a branch of Judaism, first recorded 1853.

ὀρθός • (orthos) m, ὀρθή f, ὀρθόν n; first/second declension

1. straight, upright, erect
2. straight forward, in a straight line
3. unharmed, safe
4. prosperous
5. attentive, expecting
6. right, just, righteous, upright
7. true, genuine, exact
8. decent
9. (geometry) right angle
10. (grammar) nominative

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