Where does “logomachist” come from?
logomachist (English) comes from English logomachy, from Latin logomachia, from Ancient Greek λογομαχία, from Ancient Greek λογομᾰχέω, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
logomachist (English): One who starts fights about the meaning of words
Definitions
- One who starts fights about the meaning of words
Ancestry of “logomachist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | logomachy | Dispute over the meaning of words; A conflict... |
| 2 | Latin | logomachia | logomachy |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λογομαχία | a fight about words |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λογομᾰχέω | to fight about words |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |