kata-
1.
variant of
cata-
.
Also,
especially before a vowel,
kat-
.
British Dictionary definitions for
kata-
cata-
prefix
1.
down; downwards; lower in position:
catadromous,
cataphyll
2.
indicating reversal, opposition, degeneration, etc:
cataplasia,
catatonia
Word Origin
from Greek
kata-,
from
kata.
In compound words borrowed from Greek,
kata-
means: down (
catabolism
), away, off (
catalectic
), against (
category
), according to (
catholic
), and thoroughly (
catalogue
)
kata-
prefix
1.
a variant of
cata-