Where does “venerolog” come from?
venerolog (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian venerològija, from Serbo-Croatian -lògija, from Latin -logia, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
venerolog (Serbo-Croatian): venereologist
Definitions
- venereologist
Ancestry of “venerolog”, step by step
venerolog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian venerològija
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | venerològija | venereology |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | -lògija | logy |
| 3 | Latin | -logia | -logy; the study of |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via Romanian venerologie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | venerologie | venereology |
| 2 | French | vénérologie | venerology |