Where does “battological” come from?
battological (English) comes from English battology, from Ancient Greek βαττολογία, from Ancient Greek βαττολογέω, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
battological (English): Exhibiting or relating to battology
Definitions
- Exhibiting or relating to battology
Ancestry of “battological”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | battology | Continual unnecessary reiteration of the same... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | βαττολογία | stuttering; idle repetition in speech |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βαττολογέω | Alternative spelling of βατταλογέω |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |