Etymology of the English word allegory
the English word allegory
derived from the Old French word allegorie
derived from the Late Latin word allegoria (allegory)
derived from the Greek word allegoria, ἀλληγορία
derived from the Greek word allegorein
derived from the Greek word allos, ἄλλος, ἄλλως ('else,' different (in many applications); differently)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *al-
derived from the Greek word agoreuein, ἀγορεύω
derived from the Greek word agoreuein, ἀγορεύω