analogy
uh-NAL-uh-jee · noun
Origin
From Latin analogia, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀναλογίᾱ (analogíā), itself formed from ἀνα- (ana-, "according to") plus λόγος (lógos, "speech, reckoning").
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Journey
It entered English through this same Greek-Latin path.
Related words
It shares its λόγος (lógos) root with other English words built on "speech" or "reckoning."
More words
From Ancient Greek
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