Where does “etymologisch” come from?
etymologisch (German) comes from German Etymologie, from Latin etymologia, from Ancient Greek ἐτυμολογία, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
etymologisch (German): etymological
Definitions
- etymological
Ancestry of “etymologisch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Etymologie | etymology |
| 2 | Latin | etymologia | etymology |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐτυμολογία | etymology |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |