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cateto.

cathetus

6 characters3 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/kaˈtɛ.to/
  1. cathetus

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Latin cathetus, from Ancient Greek κάθετος (káthetos). The forwarding of the accent may be explained as a false analogy with the suffix -eto from Latin -ētum (“a grove of ...”).

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