Where does “analogism” come from?
analogism (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἀναλογία, from Ancient Greek ἀνάλογος, from Ancient Greek -λόγος, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
analogism (English): An argument from cause to effect; an a priori...
Definitions
- An argument from cause to effect; an a priori...
Ancestry of “analogism”, step by step
analogism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek ἀναλογία
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἀναλογία | mathematical proportion |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀνάλογος | proportionate |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -λόγος | word, speech; one who speaks; word, knowledge,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ός | Forms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |
via French analogisme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | analogisme | — |