Where does “specialogue” come from?
specialogue (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.
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Ancestry of “specialogue”, step by step
specialogue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English catalogue
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | catalogue | A systematic list of names, books, pictures etc;... |
| 2 | Middle English | cathaloge | — |
| 3 | Old French | catalogue | — |
| 4 | Latin | catalogus | catalogue |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κατάλογος | enrolment; register, catalogue |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | καταλέγω | to pick out, to choose out of, to... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κᾰτᾰ- | fully; down; denoting motion downwards |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κατά | |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | καταστερίζω | to place among the stars; I put among the stars |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | astḗr | star |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |
via English special
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | special | Distinguished by a unique or unusual quality; Of... |
| 2 | Middle English | special | — |
| 3 | Old French | especial | special; powerful; mighty |
| 4 | Latin | specialis | specific |
| 5 | Latin | speciēs | seeing, view, look |
| 6 | Latin | speciō | to observe, watch, look at |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | spekjō | to observe, to see |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |