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Where does “λόγος” come from?

λόγος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

λόγος (Greek): word; speech, language; speech, oration

Definitions

  1. word; speech, language; speech, oration

Ancestry of “λόγος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
2Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “λόγος”

  • armatole
  • αρματόλογος
  • αρματολός
  • armatol
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