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Where does “logophor” come from?

logophor (English) comes from English logo-, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

logophor (English): A reflexive pronoun with discourse antecedents;...

Definitions

  1. A reflexive pronoun with discourse antecedents;...

Ancestry of “logophor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishlogo-word; speech
2Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
3Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “logophor”

  • logophoric
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