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Where does “-λογία” come from?

-λογία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

-λογία (Ancient Greek): Base for nouns denoting the study of something,...

Definitions

  1. Base for nouns denoting the study of something,...

Ancestry of “-λογία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
2Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “-λογία”

  • technology
  • biological
  • technological
  • ideology
  • ideological
  • ecological
  • biology
  • sociology
  • anthropology
  • ecology
  • geological
  • anthropological
  • geology
  • biotechnology
  • genealogy
  • anthropologist
  • biologically
  • eco
  • sociologist
  • ideologically
  • technologically
  • etymology
  • biologist
  • geologic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →