Etymology

culturology

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Today it means: A branch of social sciences concerned with the scientific description and analysis of cultures as a whole. Full definition →

Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) ← Proto-Hellenic *lógos ← Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  3. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  4. Latincolō
  5. Latincultūra
  6. Middle Frenchculture
  7. Englishculture
  8. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  10. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  11. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  12. English todayculturology

From culture + -o- + -logy.

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