Etymology of the English word logarithm
the English word
logarithmderived from the Latin word
logarithmus (logarithm)
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)
derived from the Greek word
arithmos, ἀριθμός (a number (as reckoned up))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ar-Date
The earliest known usage of logarithm in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
antilogarithm,
cologarithm,
logarithmic,
lnCognates
Dutch
logaritme, French
logarithme, German
Logarithmus, Icelandic
lógaritmi, Swedish
logaritmUsage
Word found in Modern English
