Where does “allegori” come from?
allegori (Cornish) comes from English allegory, from Middle English allegorie, from Old French allegorie, from Latin allēgoria, from Ancient Greek ἀλληγορία, from Ancient Greek ἄλλος, from Ancient Greek κρίνω, from Proto-Hellenic kríňňō — to sift, separate, divide.
allegori (Cornish): allegory
Definitions
- allegory
Ancestry of “allegori”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | allegory | The representation of abstract principles by... |
| 2 | Middle English | allegorie | — |
| 3 | Old French | allegorie | allegory |
| 4 | Latin | allēgoria | allegory |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀλληγορία | veiled language, allegory |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἄλλος | other, another, different, else; in combination... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κρίνω | To separate, divide, part, distinguish between... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | kríňňō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | krinyéti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |