Etymology

logy

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Today it means: Slow to respond or react; lethargic. Full definition →

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logy · adjective1

  1. Dutch · derived fromlog“heavy, dull”
  2. English todaylogy

Attested from the 19th century, of uncertain origin, perhaps from Dutch log (“heavy, dull”).

logy · noun2

Nominalization of the -logy suffix.

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