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Where does “μονόλογος” come from?

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

μονόλογος (Ancient Greek): speaking alone

Definitions

  1. speaking alone

Ancestry of “μονόλογος”, step by step

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