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Where does “catalogatore” come from?

catalogatore (Italian) comes from Italian catalogo, from Late Latin catalogus, from Ancient Greek κατάλογος, from Ancient Greek καταλέγω, from Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ-, from Ancient Greek κατά, from Ancient Greek καταστερίζω, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

catalogatore (Italian): cataloguer / cataloger

Definitions

  1. cataloguer / cataloger

Ancestry of “catalogatore”, step by step

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