Where does “allegorize” come from?
allegorize (English) comes from English allegoriser, 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 — to sift, separate, divide.
allegorize (English): Alternative spelling of allegorise
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of allegorise
Ancestry of “allegorize”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | allegoriser | Alternative form of allegorizer |
| 2 | English | allegorise | To create an allegory from some event or... |
| 3 | English | allegory | The representation of abstract principles by... |
| 4 | Middle English | allegorie | — |
| 5 | Old French | allegorie | allegory |
| 6 | Latin | allēgoria | allegory |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀλληγορία | veiled language, allegory |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἄλλος | other, another, different, else; in combination... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | κρίνω | To separate, divide, part, distinguish between... |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | kríňňō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | krinyéti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |