| 【log-, logy-】 are a [English Root word(stem)] from the Greek word(s) "logos," and "logia." It carries the basic meaning of "word," and "discourse." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "log-, logy-"]
analogy ☆[4793] If you make or draw an analogy between two things, you show that they are similar in some way.
catalog **[4525] .a book containing a list of things that you can buy, use, etc., and often pictures
log ***[2567] treating of; reason, idea, word
logic **[3699] Logic is a method of reasoning that involves a series of statements, each of which must be true if the statement before it is true.
logical ***[2811] In a logical argument or method of reasoning, each step must be true if the step before it is true.
[WORD ROOT]root log
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] log, logue, logos, olog
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Greek) logos, logia
[MEANING]root word, discourse
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Greek】 logos [from legein] treating of; reason, idea, word
- 【Greek】 logia treating of; study of, a speaking of
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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analogy ☆[4793] noun from analog 〈 log
【DEFINITION】 If you make or draw an analogy between two things, you show that they are similar in some way.
【pl.】 analogies
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ana; up, again ⑵ log; word, discourse ⑶ y; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Greek logos》 [from legein] treating of; reason, idea, word
【First Known Meaning】 correspondence, proportion,
【DERIVATIVEs】 analogic, analogical, analogically, analogist, analogize, analogous, analogy
catalog ★★[4525] noun from catalogue 〈 log
【DEFINITION】 ① .a book containing a list of things that you can buy, use, etc., and often pictures
② a group of similar or related things
【ROOTs】 ⑴ cata; down, against, back ⑵ log; word, discourse
【Etymology】 《Latin catalogus》
log ★★★[2567] combining form from log
【DEFINITION】 treating of; reason, idea, word
【ROOTs】 log; word, discourse
【Etymology】 《Greek logos》 [from legein] treating of; reason, idea, word
logic ★★[3699] noun from log
【DEFINITION】 Logic is a method of reasoning that involves a series of statements, each of which must be true if the statement before it is true.
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【ROOTs】 ⑴ log; word, discourse ⑵ ic; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin logica》 logic
【First Known Meaning】 branch of philosophy that treats of forms of thinking; the science of distinction of true from false reasoning,
【DERIVATIVEs】 logical, logicality, logically, logicalness, logic
logical ★★★[2811] adjective from log
【DEFINITION】 ① In a logical argument or method of reasoning, each step must be true if the step before it is true.
② The logical conclusion or result of a series of facts or events is the only one which can come from it, according to the rules of logic.
③ Something that is logical seems reasonable or sensible in the circumstances.
【ANTONYM】 illogical
【COMPOSITION】 logic + al
【ROOTs】 ⑴ log; word, discourse ⑵ ic; adjective suffix ⑶ al; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Greek logos》 [from legein] treating of; reason, idea, word
【First Known Meaning】 based on reason, according to the principles of logic
【DERIVATIVEs】 logical, logicality, logically, logicalness, logic
Other words containing "log-, logy-"; analog, analogic, analogical, analogically, analogist, analogize, analogous, analogue, biochronology, catalogue, cataloguer, cataloguist, epidemiologist, epidemiology, logarithm, logist, logogram, logogrammatically, logographically, logopaedics, logophile, logos, logotherapy, logy, neurolog, neurologist, ology, seismologist, seismology, theologian
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
loc-
live
liter-, letter-
line
limit
like
light
lig
lie, lay
lic-
