Etymology

oneirology

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Today it means: The study of dreams and their interpretation. Full definition →

Latin oneirologia ← Ancient Greek ὄνειρος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὄνειρος“dream”
  2. Latin · derived fromoneirologia
  3. English todayoneirology

From oneiro- + -logy, historically from Latin oneirologia from Ancient Greek ὄνειρος (óneiros, “dream”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekὄνειρος all →

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