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Where does “e-catalogue” come from?

e-catalogue (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.

e-catalogue (English): A catalogue in electronic format

Definitions

  1. A catalogue in electronic format

Ancestry of “e-catalogue”, 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

Words derived from “e-catalogue”

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