log / logue
word, speech, reason; study of
Greek · logos (λόγος)
Greek logos gives words about speech and reasoning (dialogue, logic) and, as -logy, the name of a subject of study (biology, astrology).
Memory trick
Log is a talking log of wood: it speaks words, and scholars study it.
Words from this root
- analogy (ana + log + y) — a comparison showing a likenessसमानता, उपमा
- anthology (anth + olog + y) — a collection of chosen writingsसंकलन, चुनी रचनाओं का संग्रह
- anthropology (anthrop + o + log + y) — the study of human beingsमानव विज्ञान
- apology (apo + log + y) — words saying you are sorryक्षमा याचना, माफ़ी
- apologize (apo + log + ize) — to say sorryमाफ़ी माँगना
- apologist (apo + log + ist) — a person who defends an idea in wordsपक्षसमर्थक, वकालत करने वाला
- archaeology (archae + o + log + y) — the study of ancient remainsपुरातत्व विज्ञान
- archaeologist (archae + o + log + ist) — a scientist who studies ancient remainsपुरातत्वविद
- astrology (astr + o + log + y) — belief that stars shape human lifeज्योतिष विद्या
- bacteriology (bacteri + o + log + y) — the study of bacteriaजीवाणु विज्ञान
- bacteriologist (bacteri + o + log + ist) — a scientist who studies bacteriaजीवाणु वैज्ञानिक
- biology (bio + log + y) — the study of living thingsजीव विज्ञान
- dialogue (dia + logue) — a talk between two or more peopleसंवाद, बातचीत
- analogue (ana + logue) — something similar to another thingसमरूप वस्तु, अनुरूप