Where does “optalmolohiya” come from?

optalmolohiya (Tagalog) comes from Spanish oftalmología, from Spanish -logía, from Latin -logia, from Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ — Base for nouns denoting the study of something, or the branch of knowledge of a discipline.

optalmolohiya (Tagalog): ophthalmology

Definitions

ophthalmology

Ancestry of “optalmolohiya”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	oftalmología	ophthalmology
2	Spanish	-logía	-logy, -ology
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

Every word from Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Latin -logia →Every word from Spanish -logía →