-ology, -logy +
(Greek: a suffix: any branch of knowledge; any science or academic field that ends in -ology which is a variant of -logy; one who speaks (in a certain manner); one who deals (with a certain topic); talk, speak)
The word -ology is a back-formation from the names of certain disciplines. The -logy element basically means "the study of ____". Such words are formed from Greek or Latin roots with the terminal -logy derived from the Greek suffix -λογια (-logia), speaking, from λεγειν (legein), "to speak". The suffix -ology is considered to be misleading as the "o" is actually part of the word stem that receives the -logy ending; such as, bio + logy.
Through the years -ology and -logy have come to mean, "study of" or "science of" and either of these suffixes often utilize the form of -ologist, "one who (whatever the preceding element refers to)".
The examples shown in this unit represent just a small fraction of the many words that exist in other units in this lexicon.
agrometeorology
A branch of applied meteorology that deals with weather and climate in their relation to agriculture.
agrotechnology
1. An innovative technology designed to render agricultural production more efficient and profitable.
2. The use of technological devices and principles in agriculture to imporve crop production.
alethiology
1. The science of the nature of truth and evidence.
2. The doctrine of truth; that part of logic that is concerned with truth.
alethology
The study or science of truth.
algology
The scientific study of seaweed; also phycology.
andrology
1. The branch of medicine concerned with diseases peculiar to the male sex, particularly infertility and sexual dysfunction.
2. Scientific study of the masculine constitution and of the diseases of the male sex; especially the study of diseases of the male organs of generation.
anthropobiology
1. The study of the biologic relationships of humans as a species.
2. The biological study of human beings and the anthropoid apes.
anthropology
1. The science that deals with the study of human culture and evolution, consisting of such subdisciplines as
- Physical anthropology
- Archaeology
- Anthropological linguistics
- Cultural anthropology
- Archaelology
- Anthropological linguistics
- Cultural anthropology
- Social anthropology
2. The study of the interrelations of biological, cultural, geographical, and historical aspects of humankind.
3. The branch of the science that investigates the position of man zoologically, his "evolution", and history as a race of animated beings.
Anthropology is the study of the social and biological aspects of humankind, both past and present. We humans are intrigued by who we are, where we cane from and why we behave the way we do. The objective study of anthropology has led to the idea of cultural relativity, meaning that all societies must be evaluated within their own cultural frameworks.
Anthropologists attempt to understand human nature and mankinds' place in nature; therefore, as a highly diverse discipline, anthropology is concerned with the sociocultural as well as the biological side of humanness.
The three main events in a human's life are being born, married, and buried; in other words, hatched, matched, and dispatched.
—Anonymous
archology
1. The theory of origins.
2. The science of government.
astrobiology
1. A branch of biology concerned with the discovery or study of life on the celestial bodies or in outer space.
2. The study of the movements of heavenly bodies and how these patterns affect living systems on earth.
3. The study of the relationship of all living things to the universe.
astrometeorology
1. The study of the behavior of planets in the solar system and this relationship to the weather.
2. The investigation of the (alleged) influence upon the weather, climate, etc. of planetary and stellar phenomena; such as, sun-spots, phases of the moon, comets, meteors, and planetary conjunctions.
This was a branch of an older natural astrology; and the term is often applied to a pretended prognostication of the weather, which is no better than modern "astrology".
atmospherology
Scientific investigation of the atmosphere, or a written description about it.
cetology, cetological
The scientific study of cetaceans including whales, dolphins, and porpoises.
chronology
1. The science of computing and adjusting time or periods of time, and of recording and arranging events in the order of time; computation of time, assignation of events to their correct dates.
2. A chronological table, list, or treatise.
3. The scientific study of time and the sequence of events.
deltiology
The hobby of collecting post cards.
Cross references of word families related directly, or indirectly, to: "talk, speak, speech; words, language; tongue, etc.":
cit-;
clam-;
dic-;
English Words: Origins and Histories;
fa-;
-farious;
glosso-;
glotto-;
lalo-;
linguo-;
locu-;
logo-;
loqu-;
mythico-;
ora-;
-phasia;
-phemia;
phon-;
phras-;
Quotes: Language,Part 1;
Quotes: Language, Part 2;
Quotes: Language, Part 3;
serm-;
tongue;
voc-.
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