Etymology

sozology

soz·o·logy
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Today it means: The study of protecting the natural environment from the destructive effects of human civilization. Full definition →

Polish sozologia ← Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) ← Proto-Hellenic *lógos
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  1. Ancient Greekσῶς (sôs)
  2. Ancient Greekσῴζω (sōízō)
  3. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  5. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  6. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  7. Polishsozologia
  8. English todaysozology

Learned borrowing from Polish sozologia which is itself derived from Ancient Greek σῴζω (sōízō, “to save”) and Polish -logia (“-logy; a field of study”). The Polish term was coined by Polish geologist and ecologist Walery Goetel in 1965.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.