Where does “logophilic” come from?
logophilic (English) comes from English logophilia, from English logo, from English logogram, from English Gram, from French gramme, from Latin gramma, from Ancient Greek γράμμα, from Ancient Greek γράφω — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
logophilic (English): Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting logophilia, the...
Definitions
- Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting logophilia, the...
Ancestry of “logophilic”, step by step
logophilic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English logophilia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | logophilia | The love of words and word games |
| 2 | English | logo | A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a... |
| 3 | English | logogram | A character or symbol that represents a word or... |
| 4 | English | Gram | Clipping of Instagram |
| 5 | French | gramme | gram |
| 6 | Latin | gramma | gram |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γράμμα | that which is written, that which is drawn,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |