Etymology

bracketology

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Today it means: The practice of predicting and analyzing sports tournament brackets. Full definition →

First used 21st c.Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) ← Proto-Hellenic *lógos ← Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos
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  1. Englishbracket
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  4. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  5. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  6. English todaybracketology

From bracket + -ology, coined by American sportswriter and commentator Joe Lunardi.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 21st c. The practice of predicting and analyzing sports tournament brackets.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.