Etymograph

English

categoria

Categoria comes from Ancient Greek κατηγορία ‘public accusation’, and goes back to κᾰτηγορέω.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκᾰτηγορέω1‘I accuse, speak against’
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκατηγορία2katēgoría‘public accusation’
  3. Englishtodaycategoria2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek κατηγορία
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English categoria

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκᾰτηγορέωWiktionary, Ancient Greek κατηγορία‘I accuse, speak against’
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκατηγορίαWiktionary, English categoriakatēgoría‘public accusation’
  3. EnglishtodaycategoriaWiktionary, English categoria

Every English word from Ancient Greek κᾰτηγορέω

Today it means

noun Exposure of an opponent's secret wickedness, especially in the opponent's presence.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “categoria”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Ancient Greek κατηγορία. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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