Greek: reduced form of Logothetis, status name in Byzantium
for a high ecclesiastical dignitary or for the keeper of the emperor’s
seal, also the person who composed the emperor’s speeches and wrote
his decrees. The term is derived from Greek logos ‘word’,
‘speech’ + thetes, an agent noun from tithemi ‘to
put’ This was also in use as a personal name, and there are patronymic
forms such as Logothetides and Logothetopoulos.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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