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