Where does “morology” come from?
morology (English) comes from Ancient Greek μωρολογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
morology (English): Foolish talk; nonsense; The scientific study of...
Definitions
- Foolish talk; nonsense; The scientific study of...
Ancestry of “morology”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | μωρολογία | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |