Etymology

menology

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Today it means: The study of months; the names and system of months within a given calendar. Full definition →

Medieval Latin mēnologium ← Medieval Greek μηνολόγιον
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  1. Medieval Greek · derived fromμηνολόγιον
  2. Medieval Latin · derived frommēnologium
  3. English todaymenology

Partially from meno- (“month-”) + -ology (“study, account”) and partially from anglicization of Medieval Latin mēnologium and Medieval Greek μηνολόγιον (mēnológion), q.v. Doublet of menologion, menologium, and menologe.

Words from the same roots

Medieval Latinmēnologium all →

Medieval Greekμηνολόγιον all →

menologionmenologium

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