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