myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of logarithmus

Etymology of the Latin word logarithmus

the Latin word logarithmus (logarithm)

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 Greek word arithmos, ἀριθμός (a number (as reckoned up))

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

Word found in New Latin, Modern Latin