Where does “leprologic” come from?
leprologic (English) comes from English leprology, from Italian leprologia, from Italian -logia, from Latin -logia, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
leprologic (English): Of or related to leprology
Definitions
- Of or related to leprology
Ancestry of “leprologic”, step by step
leprologic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English leprology
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | leprology | The study of leprosy |
| 2 | Italian | leprologia | leprology |
| 3 | Italian | -logia | -logy |
| 4 | Latin | -logia | -logy; the study of |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |