English
analogon
Analogon comes from Ancient Greek ἀνάλογος ‘proportionate’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀνάλογοςanálogos‘proportionate’
- Englishearliest quotation 1853analogon
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀνάλογοςanálogos‘proportionate’
- Englishearliest quotation 1853analogon
Earliest quotation: 1853, Laurens Perseus Hickok, A System of Moral Science: “The rectilineal as opposed to curvature is an analogon…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek ἀνάλογος
Today it means
noun An analogue.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἀνάλογος / analogon