Etymology

philology

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Today it means: The humanistic study of texts and their languages, especially ancient or classical languages. Full definition →

Middle English Philologie ← Latin philologia ← Ancient Greek φιλολογίᾱ
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromφιλολογίᾱ“love of argument or reasoning, love of learning and literature”
  2. Latin · derived fromphilologia
  3. Middle English · inherited fromPhilologie
  4. English todayphilology

Inherited from Middle English Philologie, from Latin philologia, from Ancient Greek φιλολογίᾱ (philologíā, “love of argument or reasoning, love of learning and literature”).

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