Where does “allegorisch” come from?
allegorisch (Dutch) comes from Dutch allegorie, from French allégorie, 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.
allegorisch (Dutch): allegorical, allegoric
Definitions
- allegorical, allegoric
Ancestry of “allegorisch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | allegorie | allegory |
| 2 | French | allégorie | allegory |
| 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 |