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Originally Posted by 47MartialMan I wonder if anyone here know the etymology of the word "kata". |
First I had to look up the word "etymology"

then I typed in "kata" on Wikipedia. The literal translation for the word (according to Wikipedia) is "form." I'm not sure if that was exactly what you were looking for, but hey, I try.
Here is the link:
Kata - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia