Etymograph

English

logotype

From logo- + type.

A compound of logo- + type

Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- ‘to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning…’

Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos

Proto-Hellenic *lógos

Ancient Greek λόγος ‘word, speech’

English logo-

Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp- ‘to push’

Ancient Greek τύπτω ‘to strike’

Ancient Greek τύπος ‘mark’

Latin typus

Middle English type ‘symbol’

English type

Today it means

noun A symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of an institution or other entity, usually referred to as a logo.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / logotype