Etymology

-logical

Today it means: Used to form adjectival forms of nouns ending in -logy. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) ← Proto-Hellenic *lógos
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  4. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  7. English today-logical

From -logy + -ical.

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