Etymology

heortology

he·or·tol·o·gy
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Today it means: The study of religious festivals. Full definition →

German Heortologie ← Ancient Greek ἑορτή
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἑορτή“festival”
  2. German · derived fromHeortologie
  3. English todayheortology

From German Heortologie, from Ancient Greek ἑορτή (heortḗ, “festival”) + -ology.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἑορτή all →

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