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Etymology of the Greek word philologos (φιλολόγος)

the Greek word philologos, φιλολόγος

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 Greek prefix philo-, ϕιλο-