Where does “syllogism” come from?
Syllogism comes from Old French silogisme, from Latin syllogismus, from Ancient Greek συλλογισμός, a reasoning process formed from λόγος (word, reason) and the suffix -μός, ultimately deriving from the Proto-Indo-European root sem-.
syllogism (English): An argument whose conclusion is supported by two...
Definitions
- An argument whose conclusion is supported by two...
Ancestry of “syllogism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | silogisme | syllogism |
| 2 | Latin | syllogismus | syllogism |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | συλλογισμός | computation, calculation, rating, assessment;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | συλλογίζομαι | to compute, calculate; to conclude from premises,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λογίζομαι | I count, reckon; I calculate, compute; I... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |