Etymology

castellology

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Today it means: The study of castles. Full definition →

Latin castellum ← Ancient Greek λόγος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromλόγος“word”
  2. Latin · derived fromcastellum“castle, fortress”
  3. English todaycastellology

Based on Latin castellum (“castle, fortress”) and Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos, “word”)

Words from the same roots

Latincastellum all →

Castilecashelcastellumchâteau

Ancient Greekλόγος all →

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