The story
- Proto-Indo-European · derived from*Hieh₂ḱ-
- Ancient Greek · derived fromἄκος“remedy”
- English todayacology
From Ancient Greek ἄκος (ákos, “remedy”) + -logy. The first element could be from Proto-Indo-European *Hieh₂ḱ-. Or, less likely, related to Old Irish ícc (“healing, cure”). Or, of Semitic/Egyptian origin.
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekἄκος all →
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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.