Etymology of the English word logos
the English word
logosderived from the English word
logogramusing 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)
using the English suffix
-gramderived 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-derived from the English word
logotypeusing 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)
derived from the English word
typederived from the Late Latin word
typus (figure, bas-relief; ground plan; form, type, character)
derived from the Greek word
tupos, τύπος (type; a die (as struck); a stamp or scar; by analogy, a shape; a statue, style or resemblance; specially, a sampler ('type'); a model (for imitation) or instance (for warning))
derived from the Greek word
tuptein, τύπτω
Date
The earliest known usage of logos in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
