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Where does “allegorizzare” come from?

allegorizzare (Italian) comes from Latin allegorizo, from Ancient Greek ἀλληγορέω — I speak allegorically.

allegorizzare (Italian): to allegorize

Definitions

  1. to allegorize

Ancestry of “allegorizzare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinallegorizoI speak in allegories, allegorise or allegorize
2Ancient GreekἀλληγορέωI speak allegorically
Every word from Ancient Greek ἀλληγορέω →