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Where does “catalogo” come from?

catalogo (Italian) comes 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, from Proto-Hellenic astḗr — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

catalogo (Italian): catalogue, catalog; list; first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. catalogue, catalog; list; first-person singular...

Ancestry of “catalogo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “catalogo”

  • catalogico
  • catalogare
  • catalogabile
  • catalogo
  • catalogatore
  • catalogabilità
  • cataloghista
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