Origin: Latin suffix -ous
Analogous has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar
"brains and computers are often considered analogous"
"salmon roe is marketed as analogous to caviar"
corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin
"the wings of a bee and those of a hummingbird are analogous"
Having analogy; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or proportion (often followed by "to".)
"The way neurons fire in a human brain is analogous to the complex circuitry of a supercomputer."