Meanings
alternative paroemiology · alternative parœmiology
- uncountableThe study of proverbs.
In this respect, paremiology can immensely contribute to the more general study of culture from a semiotic point of view, or in a semiotic perspective. But culture is a process, a synchronous snapshot, at best, being subject to constant changes.
2015, Hrisztalina Hrisztova-Gotthardt, Melita Aleksa Varga, editors, Introduction to Paremiology: A Comprehensive Guide to Proverb Studies, Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 107
Origin
- Ancient Greekπαροιμία
- Latinparoemia
- Englishparemiology
From paremia (“proverb”) + -ology, from Latin paroemia, from Ancient Greek παροιμία (paroimía).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan paremiologia
- paremiologiathe study of proverbs
Chinese Mandarin 諺語研究 /谚语研究
- 諺語研究 /谚语研究 (yànyǔ yánjiū)the study of proverbs
Czech paremiologie
- paremiologiethe study of proverbs
Finnish paremiologia
- paremiologiathe study of proverbs
French parémiologie
- parémiologiethe study of proverbs
German Parömiologie, Sprichwortkunde
- Parömiologiethe study of proverbs
- Sprichwortkundethe study of proverbs
Italian paremiologia
- paremiologiathe study of proverbs
Polish paremiologia
- paremiologiathe study of proverbs
Portuguese paremiologia
- paremiologiathe study of proverbs
Russian паремиоло́гия
- паремиоло́гия (paremiológija)the study of proverbs
Spanish paremiología
- paremiologíathe study of proverbs
Cite this entry
paremiology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paremiology
“paremiology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paremiology. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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