Where does “allegorie” come from?
allegorie (Old French) comes from Latin allēgoria, 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.
allegorie (Old French): allegory
Definitions
- allegory
Ancestry of “allegorie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | allēgoria | allegory |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀλληγορία | veiled language, allegory |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄλλος | other, another, different, else; in combination... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κρίνω | To separate, divide, part, distinguish between... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | kríňňō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | krinyéti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |