LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
preposition

cata

cata (+ accusative)
Classical[ˈka.ta]Ecclesiastical[ˈkaː.ta]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinwith accusativeby (in the distributive sense)
  2. Late Latinwith accusativeaccording to
    Euangeliu[m] cata LucamThe Gospel according to Lukec. 4th century (copied 9th century), Codex Gatianus (VL 30), folio 52ʳ:
  3. Late Latinwith accusativeamong, near

cătă, prep., = κατά, in distrib. sense,
I. by: faciet sacrificium super eo cata mane mane, morning by morning, Vulg. Ezech. 46, 15; cf. v. 14.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱm̥-th₂der.?
  4. Proto-Hellenic*kətá
  5. Latincata

Ancient Greek κατά (katá)bor. Latin cata Borrowed from Ancient Greek κατά (katá)..

Elsewhere
  • Catalancada
  • Frenchchafrom Old French cha
  • Frenchchacunfrom Old French cha
  • Frenchchaquefrom Old French cha
  • Italiancadauno
  • Occitancada
  • Portuguesecada
  • Romaniancâte
  • Spanishcada
  • Aragonesecada
Old Francoprovençal
  • Franco-Provençalcha

Quick answers

What does cata mean in Latin?
cata, a preposition, means “by (in the distributive sense); according to; among, near”.
How do you pronounce cata?
In classical Latin, [ˈka.ta]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkaː.ta].
Where does cata come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.? → Proto-Hellenic *kətá → Latin cata.