categoría
/kateɡoˈɾia/ · B2 · noun · f
class
🗂️ English category + ía; from Greek kata (against) + agora (public square)
Greek kategoria first meant a charge spoken against someone in the public square, then any statement that sorts things into kinds. Hence both meanings: a category, and your standing. The stress falls on the í: ca-te-go-RÍ-a.