Origin: 1620–30; < F logistique < LL logisticus of computation < Gk logistikós skilled in calculation, rational, equiv. to logist(s) calculator, reasoner (*logid-, base of logízein to reckon, v. deriv. of lógos word (see logos) + -tēs agent suffix, with dt > st) + -ikos-ic
[Medieval Latin logisticus, of calculation, from Greek logistikos, skilled in calculating, from logistēs, calculator, from logizesthai, to calculate, from logos, reckoning, reason; see leg- in Indo-European roots.] lo·gis'ti·cal·ly adv., lo'gis·ti'cian (-jĭ-stĭsh'ən) n.