entomology

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived from-λογία“-logy”
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromἔντομον“insect”
3. French · derived fromentomologie
4. English todayentomology

From French entomologie, from Ancient Greek ἔντομον (éntomon, “insect”) + -logie (from Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía, “-logy”)), equivalent to entomo- + -logy.

Words from the same roots