Where does “catalog” come from?
catalog (English) comes from Middle English cathaloge, from Old French catalogue, from Latin catalogus, from Ancient Greek κατάλογος, from Ancient Greek καταλέγω, from Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ-, from Ancient Greek κατά, from Ancient Greek καταστερίζω — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
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Ancestry of “catalog”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | cathaloge | — |
| 2 | Old French | catalogue | — |
| 3 | Latin | catalogus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κατάλογος | enrolment; register, catalogue |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | καταλέγω | to pick out, to choose out of, to... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κᾰτᾰ- | fully; down; denoting motion downwards |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κατά | |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | καταστερίζω | to place among the stars; I put among the stars |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | astḗr | star |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |
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