Etymology

logomaniac

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Today it means: One who is obsessed with words. Full definition →

English logo- ← Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) ← Proto-Hellenic *lógos
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  4. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  5. Englishlogo-
  6. English todaylogomaniac

From logo- + -maniac.

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