'analogue' originates from French, specifically the word 'analogue', which in turn comes from Latin 'analogus', and from Greek 'analogos', where 'ana-' meant 'according to' and 'logos' meant 'ratio' or 'proportion'.

'analogue' changed from the Greek word 'analogos' to the Latin 'analogus', then to the French 'analogue', and eventually became the modern English word 'analogue'.

Initially, it meant 'proportionate' or 'having a ratio', but over time it evolved into its current meanings of 'something similar or comparable' and 'non-digital, continuous representation'.