English
alogia
Alogia comes from Ancient Greek ἀλογία ‘absurdity’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀλογίαalogía‘absurdity’
- Englishtodayalogia
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀλογίαalogía‘absurdity’
- Englishtodayalogia
Equivalent to a- + -logia
Proto-Indo-European *uds- ‘up, out’
Proto-Germanic *uz- ‘out-’
Proto-West Germanic *uʀ- ‘up, out, over’
English a-
Every English word from Ancient Greek ἀλογία
Today it means
noun A general lack of additional, unprompted content in normal speech, a common symptom of schizophrenia.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἀλογία / alogia