Etymology

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Today it means: The study of roads or paths. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ὁδός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὁδός“road, path, way”
  2. English todayodology

Coined by John Brinckerhof Jackson, from Ancient Greek ὁδός (hodós, “road, path, way”) + -logy.

Words from the same roots

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