Where does “allegorism” come from?
allegorism (English) 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.
allegorism (English): The use of allegory
Definitions
- The use of allegory
Ancestry of “allegorism”, step by step
allegorism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English allegory
| 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 |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |