Where does “logos” come from?
Logos derives from English logo, itself from English type, tracing back through English logos and English type in a cyclical pattern with no clear ultimate origin established.
logos (English): A form of rhetoric in which the writer or speaker...
Definitions
- A form of rhetoric in which the writer or speaker...
Ancestry of “logos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Logos | In Ancient Greek philosophy, the rational principle that governs the cosmos |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |