Etymology of the English word logion
the English word
logionderived from the Greek word
logion, λόγιον (an utterance (of God))
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)
Date
The earliest known usage of logion in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
