English Explanatory Dictionary

logothete

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various state officials or functionaries in the Byzantine Empire.

Pronunciation

/ˈlɒɡəθiːt/

Word forms

logothete logothetes

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Byzantine Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰédʰeh₁ti Byzantine Greek τίθημι (títhēmi) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Byzantine Greek -της (-tēs) Byzantine Greek θέτης (thétēs) Byzantine Greek λογοθέτης (logothétēs)bor. Medieval Latin logothetalbor. English logothete Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin logotheta, borrowed from Byzantine Greek λογοθέτης (logothétēs), from λόγος (lógos) + θέτης (thétēs).

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