myEtymology.com: French etymology of logogriphe

Etymology of the French word logogriphe

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)

The earliest known usage of logogriphe in French dates from the 17th century.

English logogriph, Italian logogrifo, Romanian logogrif