Etymology of the English word antilogy
the English word
antilogyderived from the Greek word
antilogia, ἀντιλογία (dispute, disobedience)
derived from the Greek word
logos, λόγος (word, speech, topic, treatise, reasoning)
derived from the Greek word
legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
using the Greek prefix
anti-, ἀντι-
derived from the Greek word
anti, ἀντί (against, before, opposite, instead or because of)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*anti-Date
The earliest known usage of antilogy in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
