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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

  1. A systematic list of names, books, pictures etc;...

Ancestry of “catalogue”, step by step

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

Words derived from “catalogue”

  • cataloguer
  • catalogic
  • recatalogue
  • miscatalogue
  • e-catalogue
  • specialogue
  • cataloguise
  • e-catalog
  • katalogi
  • katļo̧k
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