English
logion
Logion comes from Ancient Greek λόγιον ‘oracle’, from λόγος ‘word’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- ‘to gather’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*leǵ-1‘to gather’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*légō2reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλέγω1légō‘I say’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλόγος1lógos‘word’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλόγιον1lógion‘oracle’
- Englishearliest quotation 1904logion1
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, English logion
- 2 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek λέγω
- Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1904, Journal of Biblical Literature, Mass.]: Society of Biblical Literature and Exegesis: “The Gospels are evidently independent in their use of…”.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*leǵ-Wiktionary, English logion‘to gather’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*légōWiktionary, Ancient Greek λέγωreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλέγωWiktionary, English logionlégō‘I say’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλόγοςWiktionary, English logionlógos‘word’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλόγιονWiktionary, English logionlógion‘oracle’
- Englishearliest quotation 1904logionWiktionary, English logion. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1904, Journal of Biblical Literature, Mass.]: Society of Biblical Literature and Exegesis: “The Gospels are evidently independent in their use of…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- ‘to gather’
election, collection, select, elite, collect, lesson, eligible, elect, elegant, coil, negligence, negligent, archaeological, leach, diligent, negligible, legion, cull, pathological, etymology, lignite, lignin, homologous, astrological, pathophysiology, psychopathology, legation, ineligibility, neurophysiology, histopathology, bacteriological, 147 more
through Proto-Hellenic *légō
through Ancient Greek λέγω ‘I say’
technology, catalogue, astrology, lexical, lexicon, epilogue, dialectic, cosmology, alexia, lexis, gynecologist, dialogic, 19 more
through Ancient Greek λόγος ‘word’
apology, logic, trilogy, terminology, analogy, sociology, pathology, physiology, logos, prologue, monologue, archaeologist, pathologist, epistemology, eulogy, logistic, entomology, etiology, bacteriology, apologia, bacteriologist, syllogism, 109 more
Today it means
noun A traditional saying of a religious leader.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “logion”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Ancient Greek λέγω. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- / logion