Where does “paralogism” come from?
paralogism (English) comes from Middle French paralogisme, from Late Latin paralogismus, from Ancient Greek παραλογισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
paralogism (English): A fallacious argument or illogical conclusion,...
Definitions
- A fallacious argument or illogical conclusion,...
Ancestry of “paralogism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | paralogisme | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | paralogismus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | παραλογισμός | false reasoning, fallacy; weakness of reasoning... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |