Where does “-logy” come from?

-logy (English) comes from French -logie, from Latin -logia, from Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ — Base for nouns denoting the study of something, or the branch of knowledge of a discipline.

-logy (English): A branch of learning; a study of a particular...

Definitions

  1. A branch of learning; a study of a particular...

Ancestry of “-logy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-logie-logy
2Latin-logia-logy; the study of
3Ancient Greek-λογῐ́ᾱBase for nouns denoting the study of something, or the branch of knowledge of a discipline

Words derived from “-logy

Every word from Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ
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