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Where does “catalogic” come from?

catalogic (English) comes from English catalogue, 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 — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

catalogic (English): Pertaining to or consisting of a catalogue

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to or consisting of a catalogue

Ancestry of “catalogic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcatalogueA systematic list of names, books, pictures etc;...
2Middle Englishcathaloge—
3Old Frenchcatalogue—
4Latincatalogus—
5Ancient Greekκατάλογοςenrolment; register, catalogue
6Ancient Greekκαταλέγωto pick out, to choose out of, to...
7Ancient Greekκᾰτᾰ-fully; down; denoting motion downwards
8Ancient Greekκατά
9Ancient Greekκαταστερίζωto place among the stars; I put among the stars
10Ancient Greekἀστήρa celestial body; illustrious person; starfish
11Proto-Hellenicastḗrstar
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
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