Review of Etymology:
Words denoting science
Prefix, Root, Suffix | Meaning |
-logy | Study of |
-graphy | |
Biblio | Book |
Anthropo | Mankind |
Arbori | Trees and vegetables |
Astro | sky or star |
Bacterio | Bacteria |
Kallos | beautiful |
Graphy | Writing |
Chrono | Time |
Cyto | Cells |
Dactyl | Finger prints |
Demo | Population |
Eco | Environment |
Entomo | Insects |
Ethno | Human races |
Etho | Animal behaviour |
Etymo | Origin and history of words |
Ganea | Family ancestries |
Geo | Earth |
Histo | Tissues |
Horti | flowers,fruits,vegetables |
Hagio | Lives of saints |
Icono | Pictures |
Lexico | Dictionaries |
Odonto | Teeth |
Ornitho | Birds |
Petro | Rocks |
Philo | Written records |
Seismo | Earthquakes |
Spele | Caves |
Zoo | Animal life |
Agrosto | Grass |
Apio | Bees |
Agro | Agriculture |
Anemo | Wind |
Algo | algae |
Trick to learn words:
- The study of list of books = biblio (books) + logy (study) = bibliology
- Study of mankind = anthropos (mankind) + logy (study) = anthropology
- Cultivation of trees and vegetables = arbori (trees and vegetables) = Arboriculture
- Study of bacteria = baterio (bacteria) + logy (study) = bacteriology
- The art of beautiful handwriting = kallos (beautiful) + graphy (writing) = calligraphy
- Study of time periods = chronos(time) + logy (study) = Chronology
- Study of heavenly bodies = Cosmo(heavenly bodies) + logy (study) = Cosmology
- Study of cells = Cyto (cells) + logy (study) = cytology
- Study of finger prints = Dactylo (finger prints) + logy (study) = Dactylology
- Study of environment = Eco (environment) + logy (study) = ecology
- Study of Insects = Entomo (insects) + logy (study) = entomology
- Study of family ancestries = Ganea (family ancestries) + logy (study) = Ganealogy
- Study of earth = Geo (Earth) + logy (study) = Geology
- Study of Tissues = Histo(tissues) + logy(study) = Histology
- Study of flowers, fruits, vegetables = Horti (flowers, fruits, vegetables) + culture (cultivation) = Horticulture
- Study of lives of saints = Hagio (lives of saints) + logy (study) = Hagiology
- Study of symbolic representation = Icono (symbolic) + logy( study) = Iconology
- Study of compiling of dictionaries = Lexico (dictionaries) + logy (study) = Lexicology
- Study of teeth = Odontos(teeth) + logy (study) = odontology
- Study of birds = Ornithos (birds) + logy(study) =Ornothology
- Study of rocks = Petro (rocks) + logy (study) = petrology
- Study of written records = Philo (written records) + logy (study) = philology
- Study of ancient writings = Paleo (ancient) + graphy(writing) = paleology
- Study of earth quakes = Seismo(earthquake) + logy(study) = seismology
- Study of caves = Spele(caves) + logy(study) = spelelogy
- Study of animals = Zoo (animals) +logy(study) = zoology
- Study of bees = apio (bees) + logy (study) = apiology
- Study of grasses = agrosto (grass) + logy (study) = agrostology
- Study of agricultural soils = agro (agriculture) + logy (study) = agrology
- Study of winds = anemo(wind) +logy(study) = anemology
- Study of algae = algo(algae) + logy (study) = algology
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