-λογία
-logía
“study of”
24 words in English grow from this root.
Anthology
Artἄνθοςánthos
“a gathering of flowers”
Archaeology
Scienceἀρχαῖοςarkhaîos
“discourse about old things”
Biology
Scienceβίοςbíos
“the study of life”
Cardiology
Medicineκαρδίαkardía
“study of the heart”
Chronology
Earthχρόνοςkhrónos
“the reckoning of time”
Dermatology
Medicineδέρμαdérma
“study of the skin”
Ethnomusicology
Artἔθνοςéthnos
“study of the music of peoples”
Graphology
Wordsγραφήgraphḗ
“study of writing”
Gynecology
Medicineγυνή, γυναικόςgynḗ, gynaikós
“study of women”
Herpetology
Natureἑρπετόνherpetón
“study of creeping things”
Histology
Medicineἱστόςhistós
“study of the web”
Meteorology
Earthμετέωραmetéōra
“study of things in the air”
Musicology
Artμουσικήmousikḗ
“study of the Muses' art”
Mycology
Natureμύκηςmýkēs
“the study of mushrooms”
Mythology
Mythμῦθοςmŷthos
“the telling of tales”
Neurology
Medicineνεῦρονneûron
“study of the sinews”
Oncology
Medicineὄγκοςónkos
“study of lumps”
Ophthalmology
Medicineὀφθαλμόςophthalmós
“study of the eye”
Palynology
Natureπαλύνεινpalýnein
“study of what is sprinkled”
Papyrology
Wordsπάπυροςpápyros
“study of papyrus”
Physiology
Medicineφύσιςphýsis
“account of nature”
Psephology
Politicsψῆφοςpsêphos
“study of pebbles”
Psychology
Medicineψυχήpsychḗ
“the study of the soul”
Technology
Scienceτέχνηtéchnē
“the study of craft”