Where does “paremiology” come from?

paremiology (English) comes from English paremia, from Latin paroemia, from Ancient Greek παροιμία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

paremiology (English): The study of proverbs

Definitions

  1. The study of proverbs

Ancestry of “paremiology”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishparemia—
2Latinparoemiaproverb
3Ancient Greekπαροιμίαa byword, saying, proverb, maxim
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “paremiology”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek παροιμία →