Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

logothete

/ˈlɒɡəθiːt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lo-go-thete
IPA
/ˈlɒɡəθiːt/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰédʰeh₁ti Ancient Greek τίθημι (títhēmi) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs) Ancient Greek θέτης (thétēs) Byzantine Greek λογοθέτης (logothétēs)bor. Medieval Latin logothetalbor. English logothete Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin logotheta, borrowed from Byzantine Greek λογοθέτης (logothétēs), from Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) + θέτης (thétēs).

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Questions

How do you pronounce logothete?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɒɡəθiːt/.
What does logothete mean?
Any of various state officials or functionaries in the Byzantine Empire.
Where does logothete come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰédʰeh₁ti Ancient Greek τίθημι (títhēmi) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs) Ancient Greek θέτης (thétēs) Byzantine Greek λογοθέτης (logothétēs)bor. Medieval Latin logothetalbor. English logothete Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin logotheta, borrowed from Byzantine Greek λογοθέτης (logothétēs), from Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) + θέτης (thétēs).

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