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Where does “-logi” come from?

-logi (Norwegian Nynorsk) 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...

-logi (Norwegian Nynorsk): -logy

Definitions

  1. -logy

Ancestry of “-logi”, 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 “-logi”

  • gynekologi
  • antropologisk
  • mytologi
  • antropologi
  • meteorologi
  • fonologi
  • zoologisk
  • zoologi
  • fysiologi
  • kronologi
  • bakteriologi
  • entomologi
  • patologisk
  • patologi
  • planetologi
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