Where does “allegoriser” come from?
allegoriser (English) comes from English allegorise, 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 — to sift, separate, divide.
allegoriser (English): Alternative form of allegorizer
Definitions
- Alternative form of allegorizer
Ancestry of “allegoriser”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | allegorise | To create an allegory from some event or... |
| 2 | English | allegory | The representation of abstract principles by... |
| 3 | Middle English | allegorie | — |
| 4 | Old French | allegorie | allegory |
| 5 | Latin | allēgoria | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀλληγορία | veiled language, allegory |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἄλλος | other, another, different, else; in combination... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κρίνω | To separate, divide, part, distinguish between... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | kríňňō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | krinyéti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |