Etymology

orismology

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Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) ← Proto-Hellenic *lógos ← Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos
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  1. Proto-Hellenic*wórwos
  2. Ancient Greekὅρος (hóros)
  3. Ancient Greekὁρίζω (horízō)
  4. Ancient Greekὁρισμός (horismós)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  7. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  8. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  9. English todayorismology

From Ancient Greek ὁρισμός (horismós, “definition”) + English -logy.

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