Where does “allegorizer” come from?
allegorizer (English) comes from English allegorize, from English allegoriser, from English allegorise, from English allegory, from Middle English allegorie, from Old French allegorie, from Latin allēgoria, from Ancient Greek ἀλληγορία — to sift, separate, divide.
allegorizer (English): One who allegorizes
Definitions
- One who allegorizes
Ancestry of “allegorizer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | allegorize | Alternative spelling of allegorise |
| 2 | English | allegoriser | Alternative form of allegorizer |
| 3 | English | allegorise | To create an allegory from some event or... |
| 4 | English | allegory | The representation of abstract principles by... |
| 5 | Middle English | allegorie | — |
| 6 | Old French | allegorie | allegory |
| 7 | Latin | allēgoria | allegory |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀλληγορία | veiled language, allegory |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἄλλος | other, another, different, else; in combination... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | κρίνω | To separate, divide, part, distinguish between... |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | kríňňō | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | krinyéti | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |