Where does “logion” come from?

logion (English) comes from Ancient Greek λόγιον, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

logion (English): A traditional saying of a religious leader; A...

Definitions

  1. A traditional saying of a religious leader; A...

Ancestry of “logion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλόγιονoracle; the word of an oracle; announcement
2Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
3Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek λέγω →Every word from Ancient Greek λόγος →