Etymology

algology

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Today it means: The branch of botany dealing with algae. Full definition →

Latin alga
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algology · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromalga
  2. English todayalgology

From Latin alga + -logy.

algology · noun2

  1. Englishalgo-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  4. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  5. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  6. English todayalgology

From algo- (“pain”) + -logy (“branch of study”).

Words from the same roots

Latinalga all →

algaAlgheroalgo-

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