Etymology

telmatology

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Today it means: The study of marshes or swamps. Full definition →

Ancient Greek τέλμα, τέλματος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτέλμα, τέλματος“marsh, swamp”
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From Ancient Greek τέλμα, τέλματος (télma, télmatos, “marsh, swamp”) + -logy.

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