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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From καταβαίνω (katabaínō, “to go down, to descend”), from κατα- (kata-, “down”) + βαίνω (baínō, “to go”).
Adjective
καταιβᾰτός • (kataibatós) m (feminine καταιβᾰτή, neuter καταιβᾰτόν); first/second declension
- down-going, descending
800 BCE – 600 BCE,
Homer,
Iliad 13.110:
- δύω δέ τέ οἱ θύραι εἰσίν, αἱ μὲν πρὸς βορέαο καταιβαταὶ ἀνθρώποισιν
- dúō dé té hoi thúrai eisín, hai mèn pròs boréao kataibataì anthrṓpoisin
- Translation by Benjamin Crowell
- There are two doors: one for men, which leads down from the north
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Descendants