Where does “catalogue” come from?
Catalogue derives from Late Latin catalogus, from Ancient Greek κατάλογος, composed of κατά meaning "down" and λέγω meaning "to speak" or "to list."
catalogue (English): A systematic list of names, books, pictures etc;...
Definitions
- A systematic list of names, books, pictures etc;...
Ancestry of “catalogue”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | cathaloge | — |
| 2 | Old French | catalogue | — |
| 3 | Latin | catalogus | catalogue |
| 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 |