Where does “tautological” come from?
Tautological derives from English tautology and the suffix -ic, from French -ique and Ancient Greek λόγος (logos, meaning "word" or "speech"), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -kos.
tautological (English): of, relating to, or using tautology; using...
Definitions
- of, relating to, or using tautology; using...
Ancestry of “tautological”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | tautology | Redundant use of words, a pleonasm, an... |
| 2 | Late Latin | tautologia | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ταὐτολογία | tautology |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
Words derived from “tautological”