logically

/ˈlɒdʒɪkli/LAH-jih-klee

/ˈlɑdʒɪkli/LAH-jih-klee

Meaningin a way relating to reasoning

Common meaning: in a logical way

loga word, saying; reckoning, reasonLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 476 · scan
icadjective ending: relating to
aladjective ending: relating to
lyadverb ending: in a way

Journey through time

Greekλόγος (lógos)‘a word, saying’
Latinlogica
Old Frenchlogiquesource
Middle Englishlogikesource
Englishlogic‘the study of sound reasoning’
Englishformed in English from logiclogical‘following sound reasoning’
Englishformed in English from logicallogically‘in a logical way’ · today

Sources & notes

Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: in a way relating to reasoning. It can be inferred from any of: logical.

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Formed in English from logical + -ly (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).

Roots

λόγος (lógos) Ancient Greek “a word, saying; reckoning, reason”

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