Where does “logo” come from?
logo (French) comes from English logo, from English logogram, from English Gram, from French gramme, from Latin gramma, from Ancient Greek γράμμα, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
logo (French): A logo; name, symbol, or emblem that acts as a...
Definitions
- A logo; name, symbol, or emblem that acts as a...
Ancestry of “logo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | logo | A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a... |
| 2 | English | logogram | A character or symbol that represents a word or... |
| 3 | English | Gram | Clipping of Instagram |
| 4 | French | gramme | gram |
| 5 | Latin | gramma | gram |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γράμμα | that which is written, that which is drawn,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
Words derived from “logo”