Etymology of the English word catalogue
the English word
cataloguederived from the Latin word
catalogus (enumeration, list of names; catalog)
derived from the Greek word
katalogos, κατάλογος
derived from the Greek word
katalegein, καταλέγω
derived from the Greek word
legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
Date
The earliest known usage of catalogue in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
cataloged,
catalogingCognates
Dutch
catalogus, English
catalog, French
catalogue, German
Katalog, Italian
catalogo, Lithuanian
katalogas, Norwegian
katalog, Russian
кaтaлoг, Spanish
catalogo, Swedish
katalogUsage
Word found in Modern English
