Where does “katļo̧kin” come from?
katļo̧kin (Marshallese) comes from Marshallese katļo̧k, 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- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
Ancestry of “katļo̧kin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marshallese | katļo̧k | catalogue |
| 2 | English | catalogue | A systematic list of names, books, pictures etc;... |
| 3 | Middle English | cathaloge | — |
| 4 | Old French | catalogue | — |
| 5 | Latin | catalogus | catalogue |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κατάλογος | enrolment; register, catalogue |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | καταλέγω | to pick out, to choose out of, to... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κᾰτᾰ- | fully; down; denoting motion downwards |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | κατά | |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | καταστερίζω | to place among the stars; I put among the stars |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 12 | Proto-Hellenic | astḗr | star |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |