Etymology

Two different etymologies:

• from , from , from ; "the character or department of one who speaks or treats of (a certain subject)"; see .
• from

Many words ending in -logy are transliterated directly from other languages, but some are more modern inventions based on the english -logy suffix directly.

Suffix

1. A branch of learning; a study of a particular subject.

   Examples: biology, geology, genealogy

2. Something said, or a way of speaking, a narrative.

   Examples: haplology, eulogy, trilogy, apology

Usage notes

The form is also used when including the connecting vowel that is commonly used in connecting two elements of Greek origin.