'analogistic' originates from 'analogy', which comes from Latin 'analogia', from Greek 'analogia', where 'ana-' meant 'up, according to' and 'logos' meant 'ratio, word, reasoning'. The suffix '-istic' is used to form adjectives meaning 'of or pertaining to'.

'analogia' in Greek became 'analogia' in Latin, then 'analogy' in English. The adjective form 'analogistic' was created by adding the suffix '-istic' to 'analogy'.

Initially, it meant 'pertaining to analogy', and this meaning has remained consistent in modern usage.