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Where does “allegori” come from?

allegori (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Ancient Greek ἀλληγορία, from Ancient Greek ἄλλος, from Ancient Greek κρίνω, from Proto-Hellenic kríňňō, from Proto-Indo-European krinyéti, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

allegori (Norwegian Nynorsk): an allegory

Definitions

  1. an allegory

Ancestry of “allegori”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀλληγορίαveiled language, allegory
2Ancient Greekἄλλοςother, another, different, else; in combination...
3Ancient GreekκρίνωTo separate, divide, part, distinguish between...
4Proto-Hellenickríňňō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrinyéti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

Words derived from “allegori”

  • allegorisk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →