Where does “allegoristic” come from?
allegoristic (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.
allegoristic (English): allegorical
Definitions
- allegorical
Ancestry of “allegoristic”, step by step
allegoristic 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 istic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | istic | — |