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