Where does “analogous” come from?
Analogous comes from Latin analogus, from Ancient Greek ἀνάλογος, combining ἀνά (up, back) and λέγω (to speak, reckon), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- (to gather, collect).
analogous (English): Having analogy; corresponding to something else;...
Definitions
- Having analogy; corresponding to something else;...
Ancestry of “analogous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | analogus | analogous, proportionate |
| 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... |