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Where does “κατάλογος” come from?

κατάλογος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek καταλέγω, from Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ-, from Ancient Greek κατά, from Ancient Greek καταστερίζω, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ, from Proto-Hellenic astḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

κατάλογος (Ancient Greek): enrolment; register, catalogue

Definitions

  1. enrolment; register, catalogue

Ancestry of “κατάλογος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκαταλέγωto pick out, to choose out of, to...
2Ancient Greekκᾰτᾰ-fully; down; denoting motion downwards
3Ancient Greekκατά
4Ancient Greekκαταστερίζωto place among the stars; I put among the stars
5Ancient Greekἀστήρa celestial body; illustrious person; starfish
6Proto-Hellenicastḗrstar
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

Words derived from “κατάλογος”

  • catalogue
  • cataloguer
  • catalogic
  • recatalogue
  • specialogue
  • e-catalogue
  • cataloguise
  • miscatalogue
  • e-catalog
  • catalogico
  • catalogabilità
  • catalogare
  • catalogabile
  • catalogo
  • catalogatore
  • cataloghista
  • cataloguer
  • catalogue
  • Katalog
  • Fragenkatalog
  • catalogus
  • katalog
  • katalog
  • κατάλογος
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