Where does “illogical” come from?
Illogical derives from English logical, from English logic, from English aldehyde, from Latin in meaning "not," from Proto-Indo-European ne meaning "not," from Proto-Indo-European oyd- meaning "to see," and from Ancient Greek λόγος meaning "word" or "reason," ultimately from Ancient Greek λέγω meaning "to say."
illogical (English): Contrary to logic; lacking sense or sound...
Definitions
- Contrary to logic; lacking sense or sound...
Ancestry of “illogical”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | logical | In agreement with the principles of logic;... |
| 2 | English | logic | logical; A method of human thought that involves... |
| 3 | French | logique | logic; logical |
| 4 | Latin | logica | nominative feminine singular of logicus;... |
| 5 | Latin | logicus | logical; reasonable |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λογικός | Belonging to speech: prose; Belonging to reason:... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
Words derived from “illogical”