Where does “trolleyological” come from?
trolleyological (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...
trolleyological (English): Relating to trolleyology
Definitions
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Ancestry of “trolleyological”, step by step
trolleyological 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 trolley
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trolley | A cart or shopping cart; a shopping trolley; A... |
| 2 | English | -ey | Alternative form of -y; Alternative form of -ie |
| 3 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 4 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 5 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |