myEtymology.com: English etymology of logogriph

Etymology of the English word logogriph

the English word logogriph

derived from the French word logogriphe

using the French prefix logo-

using the Greek prefix logo-, λογο-

derived from the Greek word griphos, γρῖφος, γρῖϕος

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 French word logogriph

using the French prefix logo-

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)

The earliest known usage of logogriph in English dates from the 16th century.

Word found in Modern English