Where does “logogram” come from?
logogram (English) comes from English logo, from English logotype, from English type, from Middle English type, from Latin typus, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp- — to push, to hit.
logogram (English): A character or symbol that represents a word or...
Definitions
- A character or symbol that represents a word or...
Ancestry of “logogram”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | logo | A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a... |
| 2 | English | logotype | A symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a... |
| 3 | English | type | A grouping based on shared characteristics; a... |
| 4 | Middle English | type | symbol, figure, emblem |
| 5 | Latin | typus | figure, image; type, form, sort, kind; form,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
Words derived from “logogram”