-logy

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[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek -λογία (-logia) or Latin, -logia, from Ancient Greek λέγω (legō), “‘to speak’”); thus, "the character or department of one who speaks or treats of (a certain subject)"; see lecture.

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-logy

  1. A branch of learning; a study of a particular subject.
    Examples: biology, geology, genealogy
  2. Something said, or a way of speaking.
    Examples: haplology, eulogy

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The form -ology is also used when including the connecting vowel -o- that is commonly used in connecting two elements of Greek origin.

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branch of learning
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