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Etymology of the Italian word allegoria

the Italian word allegoria
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

Derivations in Italian

allegoreggiare, allegorismo

Cognates

Dutch allegorie, English allegory, French allégorie, German Allegorie, Icelandic allegóría, Lithuanian alegorija, Russian aллeгopия, Swedish allegori



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