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Where does “tautologia” come from?

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

Ancestry of “tautologia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekταὐτολογίαtautology
2Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
3Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “tautologia”

  • tautológico
  • tautología
  • tautologie
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