Etymology

prosoponology

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Ancient Greek πρόσωπον
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπρόσωπον“face”
  2. English todayprosoponology

From Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prósōpon, “face”) + -logy. By surface analysis, prosopo- + logy or prosop- + -ology.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekπρόσωπον all →

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