Log etymology

English

English word log comes from English book, English log, English log

Etymology of log

Detailed word origin of log

Dictionary entry Language Definition
book English (en) (intransitive, slang) To leave.. (intransitive, slang) To travel very fast.. (law enforcement, transitive) To record the name and other details of a suspected offender and the offence for later judicial action.. (sports) To issue with a caution, usually a yellow card, or a red card if a yellow card has already been issued.. (transitive) To reserve (something) for future use.. (transitive) To [...]
log English (en) (intransitive) To cut down trees in an area, harvesting and transporting the logs as wood.. (transitive) To cut down (trees).. (transitive) To cut trees into logs.. (transitive) To travel at a specified speed, as ascertained by chip log. (figuratively) A blockhead; a very stupid person.. (figuratively) A rolled cake with filling.. (mining) A weight or block near the free end of a hoisting [...]
log English (en) (obsolete) To move to and fro; to rock. (transitive) To make, to add an entry (or more) in a log or logbook.. (transitive) To travel (a distance) as shown in a logbook (historical, _, units of measure) A Hebrew unit of liquid volume (about ⅓ L). (figuratively) A blockhead; a very stupid person.. (figuratively) A rolled cake with filling.. (mining) A weight or block near the free end of a [...]
logbook English (en) (UK) A record of the ownership, and licensing of a motor car. (by extension) A book in which events are recorded; a journal, especially of travel.. (nautical) A book in which measurements from the ship's log are recorded, along with other salient details of the voyage.
log English (en) (transitive) To make, to add an entry (or more) in a log or logbook.. (transitive) To travel (a distance) as shown in a logbook A chronological record of actions, performances, computer/network usage, etc.. A logbook, or journal of a vessel (or aircraft)'s progress.

Words with the same origin as log

Descendants of book

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