Where does “logicist” come from?
logicist (English) comes from English logic, from French logique, from Latin logica, from Latin logicus, from Ancient Greek λογικός, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
logicist (English): An adherent of logicism
Definitions
- An adherent of logicism
Ancestry of “logicist”, step by step
logicist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English logic
| 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... |
via French logiciste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | logiciste | — |