Etymograph

English

katafront

From kata- + front, coined by T.

Formed from kata- + front

Latin frōns ‘forehead’

Old French front ‘forehead’

Middle English front

English front

The story

From kata- + front, coined by T.

Today it means

noun A weak frontal condition in which warm-sector air sinks relative to colder air.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / katafront