Where does “logogrammic” come from?
logogrammic (English) comes from English logogram, from English logo, from English logotype, from English type, from Middle English type, from Latin typus, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω — to push, to hit.
Ancestry of “logogrammic”, step by step
logogrammic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English logogram
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | logogram | A character or symbol that represents a word or... |
| 2 | English | logo | A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a... |
| 3 | English | logotype | A symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a... |
| 4 | English | type | A grouping based on shared characteristics; a... |
| 5 | Middle English | type | symbol, figure, emblem |
| 6 | Latin | typus | figure, image; type, form, sort, kind; form,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |