Etymology

-logue

Today it means: Speech, or a way of speaking, a narrative, logical discourse. Full definition →

Middle French -logue ← Classical Latin -logus ← Ancient Greek -λόγος
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-logue · suffix1

  1. Ancient Greek · derived from-λόγος“a student of or specialist in a field; type of discourse”
  2. Classical Latin · derived from-logus
  3. Middle French · borrowed from-logue
  4. English today-logue

Unadapted borrowing from Middle French -logue, from Classical Latin -logus, from Ancient Greek -λόγος (-lógos, “a student of or specialist in a field; type of discourse”).

-logue · suffix2

Back-formation from analogue or homologue.

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