Where does “ornitolohiya” come from?
ornitolohiya (Tagalog) comes from Spanish ornitología, 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.
ornitolohiya (Tagalog): ornithology
Definitions
- ornithology
Ancestry of “ornitolohiya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | ornitología | ornithology |
| 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 |