English
alogy
Alogy comes from Latin alogia ‘irrational conduct or action’, and goes back to Ancient Greek ἀλογία ‘absurdity’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀλογία‘absurdity’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEalogia‘irrational conduct or action’
- Englishearliest quotation 1646alogy
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀλογία‘absurdity’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEalogia‘irrational conduct or action’
- Englishearliest quotation 1646alogy
Earliest quotation: 1646, Thomas Browne, Of the Bever: “The error therefore and Alogie in this opinion, is…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek ἀλογία
Today it means
noun unreasonableness, absurdity
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἀλογία / alogy