English
catheretic
Catheretic comes from Ancient Greek καθαιρετικός ‘reducing’, from καθαιρέω ‘take down’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ser-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ser-‘to take, grasp, plunder’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*həřřéyōreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEαἱρέω‘to take, grasp, seize’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEκαθαιρέωkathairéō‘take down’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEκαθαιρετικόςkathairetikós‘reducing’
- Englishtodaycatheretic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ser-‘to take, grasp, plunder’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*həřřéyōreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEαἱρέω‘to take, grasp, seize’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEκαθαιρέωkathairéō‘take down’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEκαθαιρετικόςkathairetikós‘reducing’
- Englishtodaycatheretic
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ser- ‘to take, grasp, plunder’
series, service, sort, serve, stream, hero, conservative, desert, insert, reservoir, sermon, assertion, exert, conservatism, concierge, sorcery, observant, assertive, servitude, heresy, sorcerer, sark, conservator, strudel, servile, serf, sere, 34 more
Today it means
noun A mild caustic used to reduce warts and other excrescences.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ser- / catheretic