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Where does “katalog” come from?

katalog (Swedish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

katalog (Swedish): catalog, directory

Definitions

  1. catalog, directory

Ancestry of “katalog”, step by step

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

Words derived from “katalog”

  • katalogisera
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