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Where does “logo” come from?

Logo comes from English logotype, which combines English type with Ancient Greek λόγος meaning word or reason.

logo (English): A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a...

Definitions

  1. A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a...

Ancestry of “logo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlogogramA character or symbol that represents a word or...
2EnglishGramClipping of Instagram
3Frenchgrammegram
4Latingrammagram
5Ancient Greekγράμμαthat which is written, that which is drawn,...
6Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
7Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
9Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “logo”

  • Logos
  • logos
  • logoed
  • logomark
  • logoless
  • logó
  • logók
  • 로고
  • לוגו
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