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Etymology of the French word allégorie

the French word allégorie
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

Date

The earliest known usage of allégorie in French dates from the 12th century.

Derivations in French

allégorisme, allégoriser

Cognates

Dutch allegorie, English allegory, German Allegorie, Icelandic allegóría, Italian allegoria, Lithuanian alegorija, Russian aллeгopия, Swedish allegori



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