The word part "cata-" is a prefix that means "thoroughly".

1. down; downwards; lower in position; catadromous; cataphyll; 2. indicating reversal, opposition, degeneration, etc; cataplasia; catatonia.

There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the prefix cata-. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

The meaning of CATA- is down. How to use cata- in a sentence.

Prefix · down · reverse, backward, degenerative. Usage notes. edit. It sometimes drops the final vowel, as ...

17 окт. 2017 г. · word-forming element meaning "down, downward," but also "through, on, against, concerning," etc., from Latinized form of Greek kata-, before vowels kat-.

27 авг. 2022 г. · Cata- is the latinized spelling of the original Greek prefix kata- meaning "down or downward" and additionally "against, through, by, ...

Movement downwards; figuratively, wrong or inferior. Greek kata‑, down. Many English words beginning in cata‑ entered the language from Greek with the prefix ...

Preposition · by (in the distributive sense) · according to. Synonym: secundum · c. 4th century (copied 9th century), Codex Gatianus (VL 30), folio 52:.