Where does “logistics” come from?
Logistics comes from French logistique, derived from Ancient Greek λόγος meaning "word" or "reason," with the suffix -are from Latin forming an adjective or verb.
logistics (English): The process of planning, implementing, and...
Definitions
- The process of planning, implementing, and...
Ancestry of “logistics”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | logistique | Relating to symbolic logic; logistic; Relating to... |
| 2 | French | loger | To lodge, to stay, to be lodging; To find a... |
| 3 | Middle French | logier | to lodge |
| 4 | Old French | logier | to lodge (stay non-permanently) |
| 5 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 6 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |