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Where does “βαττολογία” come from?

βαττολογία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek βαττολογέω, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

βαττολογία (Ancient Greek): stuttering; idle repetition in speech

Definitions

  1. stuttering; idle repetition in speech

Ancestry of “βαττολογία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekβαττολογέωAlternative spelling of βατταλογέω
2Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
3Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “βαττολογία”

  • battology
  • battologize
  • battological
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