Etymology

polemology

po·le·mo·lo·gy
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Today it means: The study of human conflict and war. Full definition →

Ancient Greek πόλεμος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπόλεμος“war; battle”
  2. English todaypolemology

From Ancient Greek πόλεμος (pólemos, “war; battle”) + -logy (suffix indicating the study of a particular subject). The word is cognate with French polémologie. By surface analysis, polemo- + -log + -y.

Words from the same roots

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