Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “-logy” come from?

-logy (English) comes from French -logie, from Latin -logia, from Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ.

-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-λογῐ́ᾱ—

Words derived from “-logy”

  • terminology
  • morphology
  • morphological
  • chronology
  • typology
  • phenomenological
  • epidemiology
  • phenomenology
  • pharmacological
  • epidemiological
  • Christology
  • phonology
  • homology
  • histological
  • criminology
  • eschatology
  • pharmacology
  • histologic
  • hydrological
  • histology
  • typological
  • immunological
  • epidemiologic
  • radiology
Every word from Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ →