primatology

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English primate

Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.

Latin -o-bor.

English -o-

Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-

Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂

Proto-Hellenic *-íā

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)

Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor.

Latin -logialbor.

French -logiebor.

English -logy

English -ology

English primatology

From primate + -ology.

Noun

primatology (uncountable)

1. (biology) The scientific study of primates; a sub-discipline of zoology.

Derived terms

• ethnoprimatology
• paleoprimatology
• primatological

Related terms

• primatologist

Translations

branch of zoology

• Czech: primatologie f
• Dutch: primatologie f
• Finnish: primatologia
• German: Primatologie (de) f
• Hindi: नरवानर विज्ञान m (narvānar vijñān)
• Italian: primatologia (it) f
• Polish: prymatologia (pl) f
• Portuguese: primatologia f
• Swahili: primatolojia