Where does “arthropodology” come from?

arthropodology (English) comes from English ology, from English -ology, from English ‐o‐, from English -prim, from English trimethoprim, from English trimethoxy, from English methoxy, from English oxy- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

arthropodology (English): The study of arthropods

Definitions

  1. The study of arthropods

Ancestry of “arthropodology”, step by step

arthropodology traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ology

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishologyAny branch of learning, especially one ending in...
2English-ologyAlternative form of -logy; 1843, Thomas Chandler...
3English‐o‐
4English-primUsed to form names of trimethoprim derivatives acting as
5EnglishtrimethoprimA synthetic antibiotic used to treat malaria and...
6EnglishtrimethoxyThree methoxy groups in a molecule
7EnglishmethoxyThe univalent radical CH-O- derived from methanol
8Englishoxy-Sharp, keen, acute, pungent, acid; Concerning...
9EnglishoxygenThe chemical element with an atomic number of 8...
10Frenchoxygèneoxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##...
11Ancient Greekγένοςoffspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race
12Proto-Hellenicgénosfamily; race
13Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
14Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via English arthropod

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisharthropodAn invertebrate animal of the phylum Arthropoda,...
2New LatinArthropoda
3Ancient Greekἄρθρονjoint; limb; articulation
4Ancient Greekἀραρίσκωjoin, fasten; fit together, construct; fit,...
5Ancient Greek-σκωPrimitive suffix used to form present-tense...
6Proto-Indo-European-sḱétiForms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...

Words derived from “arthropodology

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁osEvery word from English -prim