Where does “logical” come from?
Logical comes from English logic, from Latin logica, from Ancient Greek λογική, derived from λογικός, itself from λόγος meaning "word" or "reason," from λέγω meaning "to speak," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-.
logical (English): In agreement with the principles of logic;...
Definitions
- In agreement with the principles of logic;...
Ancestry of “logical”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | logic | logical; A method of human thought that involves... |
| 2 | French | logique | logic; logical |
| 3 | Latin | logica | nominative feminine singular of logicus;... |
| 4 | Latin | logicus | logical; reasonable |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λογικός | Belonging to speech: prose; Belonging to reason:... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |