log

log
\ \ [14] Log is a mystery word. It first turns up (in the sense ‘felled timber’) towards the end of the 14th century, but it has no ascertainable relatives in any other language. Nor is it altogether clear how the sense ‘ship’s record’ came about. It was inspired by the use of log for a thin piece of wood floated in the water from a line to determine the speed of a ship, but some etymologists have speculated that this is not the same word as logpiece of timber’, but was adapted from Arabic lauhtablet’.

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  • log — log·an; log·a·rithm; log·a·rith·mic; log; log·ger; log·ger·head; log·ger·head·ed; log·gets; log·gia; log·gish; log·i·cal; log·i·cal·i·ty; log·i·cal·iza·tion; log·i·cal·ize; log·i·cism; log·i·cize; log·ic·less; log·i·co ; log·ics; log·man;… …   English syllables

  • Log — Log, n. [Icel. l[=a]g a felled tree, log; akin to E. lie. See {Lie} to lie prostrate.] 1. A bulky piece of wood which has not been shaped by hewing or sawing. [1913 Webster] 2. [Prob. the same word as in sense 1; cf. LG. log, lock, Dan. log, Sw.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • LOG — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Log — may refer to: *Chip log, a device used in navigation to estimate the speed of a vessel through water. *Data log, a record of sequential data *Laplacian of Gaussian * Log (journal) , an architectural magazine *Log (village), a former urban type… …   Wikipedia

  • Log On — Studioalbum von Elephant Man Veröffentlichung 2001 Label Greensleeves Records Format …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Log-in — Log ịn 〈n. 15; EDV〉 Ggs Log out 1. das Einbuchen in ein Computersystem mittels eines Passwortes 2. das Herstellen einer Verbindung mit einem anderen Computer innerhalb eines Netzwerks [zu engl. log in „einklinken“] * * * Log in, Log|in [lɔg |ɪn …   Universal-Lexikon

  • log — log1 [lôg, läg] n. [ME logge, prob. < or akin to ON lāg (Dan laag), felled tree < base of liggia, to lie, akin to OE licgan, to LIE1] 1. a section of the trunk or of a large branch of a felled tree, either in its natural state or cut up for …   English World dictionary

  • Log — bezeichnet englisch ein Stück Holz Log, ein Geschwindigkeits Messgerät für Schiffe, früher im Wesentlichen ein Stück Holz Logbuch, die Aufzeichnung der Geschwindigkeit eines Schiffes und des Verlaufs anderer Vorgänge Fahrtenbuch im Verkehrswesen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • log- — ⇒LOG(O) , (LOG , LOGO )élém. formant Élém. tiré du gr. entrant avec ses différentes accept. dans la constr. de mots savants. I. [Log(o) est issu de « mot, parole, discours ».] A. [Les mots désignent une caractéristique, une activité ling. ou liée …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • log- — Log : ↑ logo , Logo . * * * log , Log : ↑logo , ↑Logo . lo|go , Lo|go , (vor Vokalen auch:) log , Log [zu griech. lógos, ↑Logos] <Best. in Zus. mit der Bed.> …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Log- — Log : ↑ logo , Logo . * * * log , Log : ↑logo , ↑Logo . lo|go , Lo|go , (vor Vokalen auch:) log , Log [zu griech. lógos, ↑Logos] <Best. in Zus. mit der Bed.>: wort , Wort , Rede , Vernunft ( …   Universal-Lexikon

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