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Where does “hoplologist” come from?

hoplologist (English) comes from English hoplology, from English ology, from English -ology, from English ‐o‐, from English -prim, from English trimethoprim, from English trimethoxy, from English methoxy — race, lineage.

hoplologist (English): Someone who is an expert in weapons and armour

Definitions

  1. Someone who is an expert in weapons and armour

Ancestry of “hoplologist”, step by step

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