Etymology

gemologist

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Today it means: An expert in gemology. Full definition →

English gemology ← Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) ← Proto-Hellenic *lógos
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The story

  1. Englishgem
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  4. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  5. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  6. Englishgemology
  7. English todaygemologist

From gemology + -ist.

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