Etymology

nidology

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Today it means: The study of nests. Full definition →

Latin nidus ← Ancient Greek -λογία ← French -logie
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  1. French · derived from-logie“from Latin <i class="Latn mention nowrap" lang="la">-logia</i>, from Ancient Greek <i class="Polyt mention nowrap" lang="grc">-λογία</i> (-logía)”
  2. Ancient Greek · derived from-λογία
  3. Latin · derived from-logia
  4. Latin · derived fromnidus
  5. English todaynidology

From nido- (“nest”) + -logy (“study of”). From Latin nidus + French -logie (“from Latin -logia, from Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía)”).

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