Etymology

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Today it means: word; speech. Full definition →

Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) ← Proto-Hellenic *lógos ← Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  4. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  5. English todaylogo-

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos, “word, speech”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekλόγος all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.