Ancient Greek → Ancient Greek · derivation

SOUND

λογικός is formed on λόγος with the adjectival suffix -ικός.

MEANING

The broad λόγος family narrows to what pertains to account, reason, or discourse.

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Ancient Greek lexicography

Ancient Greek → Ancient Greek · derivation

SOUND

λόγος is a verbal noun in the λέγω family, with an o-grade formation represented in traditional analysis.

MEANING

Gathering, counting, recounting, speech, account, and reason form a historically layered semantic network.

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Logeion · comparative Greek lexicography

Ancient Greek → Ancient Greek · compound member

SOUND

Greek ἐτυμολογία contains the -λογία formation belonging to the λόγος family.

MEANING

The “account / study” member combines with ἔτυμος “true, real” to form etymology.

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Ancient Greek lexicography

Ancient Greek → Ancient Greek · compound component

SOUND

Greek prologos combines pro- “before” with logos “speech or discourse”; this path follows the logos component.

MEANING

A speech positioned before a performance becomes the prologue.

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Merriam-Webster · Etymonline editors

Ancient Greek → Ancient Greek · derivation

SOUND

Greek -logiā is formed in the logos family; American Heritage also records -logos formations as a contributing channel.

MEANING

Word, speech, and discourse support account-of-a-subject formations; “science” is a later specialization, not the only Greek value.

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American Heritage Dictionary Editors · Ancient Greek lexicography