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Where does “-logia” come from?

-logia (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

-logia (Latin): -logy; the study of

Definitions

  1. -logy; the study of

Ancestry of “-logia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
2Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
3Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “-logia”

  • ideology
  • ideological
  • sociology
  • anthropology
  • geological
  • anthropological
  • geology
  • anthropologist
  • sociologist
  • ideologically
  • geologic
  • geologist
  • entomology
  • entomologist
  • gynecologic
  • geologically
  • gynecological
  • gynecology
  • ideologue
  • entomological
  • hydrogeological
  • semiology
  • victimology
  • anthropologically
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