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Where does “logician” come from?

Logician comes from Old French logicien, a person who practices logic or dialectic.

logician (English): A person who studies or teaches logic

Definitions

  1. A person who studies or teaches logic

Ancestry of “logician”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishlogicien—
2Old Frenchlogicien—

Words derived from “logician”

  • metalogician
Every word from Old French logicien →