Where does “petrology” come from?

petrology (English) comes from English -logy, from French -logie, from Latin -logia, from Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ — Base for nouns denoting the study of something, or the branch of knowledge of a discipline.

petrology (English): The study of the origin, composition and...

Definitions

  1. The study of the origin, composition and...

Ancestry of “petrology”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-logyA branch of learning; a study of a particular...
2French-logie-logy
3Latin-logia-logy; the study of
4Ancient Greek-λογῐ́ᾱBase for nouns denoting the study of something, or the branch of knowledge of a discipline

Words derived from “petrology”

Every word from Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ →Every word from French -logie →Every word from English -logy →