Cata- Definition
katə
prefix
Down.
Catadromous.
American Heritage
Reverse; backward; degenerative.
Cataplasia.
American Heritage
Wiktionary
affix
Down, downward.
Catabolism.
Webster's New World
Away, completely.
Catalysis.
Webster's New World
Against.
Catapult.
Webster's New World
Throughout.
Cataphoresis.
Webster's New World
Backward.
Cataplasia.
Webster's New World
Origin of Cata-
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Greek kata- from kata down, downwards, thoroughly kat- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Ancient Greek κατά (kata, “downwards”).
From Wiktionary
Gr kata- < kata, down
From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition
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