Where does “monologue” come from?
monologue (French) comes from Ancient Greek μονόλογος, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
monologue (French): monologue; first-person singular present...
Definitions
- monologue; first-person singular present...
Ancestry of “monologue”, step by step
monologue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek μονόλογος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | μονόλογος | speaking alone |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via Byzantine Greek μονόλογος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Byzantine Greek | μονόλογος | — |