Etymology

analogy

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Today it means: A relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation. Full definition →

Latin analogia ← Ancient Greek ἀναλογίᾱ
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀναλογίᾱ
  2. Latin · borrowed fromanalogia
  3. English todayanalogy

From Latin analogia, from Ancient Greek ἀναλογίᾱ (analogíā), from ἀνα- (ana-) + λόγος (lógos, “speech, reckoning”).

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