myEtymology.com: English etymology of logogram

Etymology of the English word logogram

the English word logogram

using the English suffix -gram

derived from the Greek word gramma, γράμμα (mark; a writing; a letter, note, epistle, book, etc.; plural learning)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gerbh-

using the English prefix logo-

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)