Where does “nontautological” come from?
nontautological (English) comes from English tautological, from English tautology, from Late Latin tautologia, from Ancient Greek ταὐτολογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
nontautological (English): Not tautological
Definitions
- Not tautological
Ancestry of “nontautological”, step by step
nontautological traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tautological
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tautological | of, relating to, or using tautology; using... |
| 2 | English | tautology | Redundant use of words, a pleonasm, an... |
| 3 | Late Latin | tautologia | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ταὐτολογία | tautology |
| 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... |