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Where does “polysyllogism” come from?

polysyllogism (English) comes from English syllogism, from Old French silogisme, from Latin syllogismus, from Ancient Greek συλλογισμός, from Ancient Greek συλλογίζομαι, from Ancient Greek λογίζομαι, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō — he, she.

polysyllogism (English): A number of propositions that, together,...

Definitions

  1. A number of propositions that, together,...

Ancestry of “polysyllogism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsyllogismAn argument whose conclusion is supported by two...
2Old Frenchsilogismesyllogism
3Latinsyllogismussyllogism
4Ancient Greekσυλλογισμόςcomputation, calculation, rating, assessment;...
5Ancient Greekσυλλογίζομαιto compute, calculate; to conclude from premises,...
6Ancient GreekλογίζομαιI count, reckon; I calculate, compute; I...
7Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
8Proto-Hellenic-íďďō—
9Proto-Indo-European-idyéti—
10Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
12Chichewaiyehe, she
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