somatology

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noun

The study of the physical nature of human beings.

OriginAncient Greek λόγος (lógos) ← Proto-Hellenic *lógos ← Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos →
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Meanings

nounsomatology (usually uncountable, plural somatologies)

plural somatologies

  1. uncountableusuallyThe study of the physical nature of human beings.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*tewh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*twoH-mn̥
  3. Proto-Hellenic*twṓmə?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*styeH-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(s)tyoH-mn̥
  6. Proto-Hellenic*styṓmə?
  7. Ancient Greekσῶμα, σώματος (sôma, sṓmatos)
  8. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  10. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  11. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  12. Englishsomatology

From Ancient Greek σῶμα, σώματος (sôma, sṓmatos, “body”) + English -ology.

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Translations

Catalan somatologia
  • somatologiathe study of the physical nature of human beings
Czech somatologie, tělověda
  • somatologiethe study of the physical nature of human beings
  • tělovědathe study of the physical nature of human beings
Finnish somatologia
  • somatologiathe study of the physical nature of human beings
French somatologie
  • somatologiethe study of the physical nature of human beings
German Somatologie, Körperlehre
  • Somatologiethe study of the physical nature of human beings
  • Körperlehrethe study of the physical nature of human beings
Greek σωματολογία
  • σωματολογία (somatología)the study of the physical nature of human beings
Hungarian szomatológia
  • szomatológiathe study of the physical nature of human beings
Italian somatologia
  • somatologiathe study of the physical nature of human beings
Polish somatologia
  • somatologiathe study of the physical nature of human beings
Portuguese somatologia
  • somatologiathe study of the physical nature of human beings
Romanian somatologie
  • somatologiethe study of the physical nature of human beings
Russian соматоло́гия
  • соматоло́гия (somatológija)the study of the physical nature of human beings
Slovak somatológia, teloveda
  • somatológiathe study of the physical nature of human beings
  • telovedathe study of the physical nature of human beings
Spanish somatología
  • somatologíathe study of the physical nature of human beings
Turkish somatoloji
  • somatolojithe study of the physical nature of human beings
Ukrainian соматоло́гія
  • соматоло́гія (somatolóhija)the study of the physical nature of human beings
Cite this entry
APA

somatology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somatology

MLA

“somatology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somatology. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “somatology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somatology.

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