oology
Meaningthe study of eggs
Common meaning: the collecting and scientific study of eggs laid by birds
- ooan eggLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 1767 · scan
- loga word, saying; reckoning, reasonLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 476 · scan
- ynoun ending: study, state or act
‘an egg’ + ‘a word, saying’ → oology
Journey through time
Neither part’s path through time is traced in our sources yet; each root is shown from its dictionary entry.
- oo — Greek ᾠόν “an egg” (dictionary form; path not traced)
- log — Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) “a word, saying; reckoning, reason” (dictionary form; path not traced)
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Greek ᾠόν ‘an egg’.
Roots
- λόγος (lógos) Ancient Greek “a word, saying; reckoning, reason”
- ᾠόν Greek “an egg”
Related words
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