Where does “prelogical” come from?
prelogical (English) comes from English logical, from English logic, from French logique, from Latin logica, from Latin logicus, from Ancient Greek λογικός, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
prelogical (English): Before the development of logical thought
Definitions
- Before the development of logical thought
Ancestry of “prelogical”, step by step
prelogical traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English logical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | logical | In agreement with the principles of logic;... |
| 2 | English | logic | logical; A method of human thought that involves... |
| 3 | French | logique | logic; logical |
| 4 | Latin | logica | nominative feminine singular of logicus;... |
| 5 | Latin | logicus | logical; reasonable |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λογικός | Belonging to speech: prose; Belonging to reason:... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |