Where does “frenologie” come from?
frenologie (Romanian) comes from French phrénologie, 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.
frenologie (Romanian): phrenology
Definitions
- phrenology
Ancestry of “frenologie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | phrénologie | phrenology |
| 2 | French | -logie | -logy |
| 3 | Latin | -logia | -logy; the study of |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -λογῐ́ᾱ | Base for nouns denoting the study of something, or the branch of knowledge of a discipline |