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λόγος

lógos

“study, account”

73 words in English grow from this root.

Agroecology

Nature
ἀγρόςagrós

“study of the farm household”

Alogia

Mind
ἀ-a-

“without speech”

Analog

Science
ἀνάaná

“in proportion”

Analogue

Science
ἀνάaná

“according to ratio”

Analogy

Words
ἀνάaná

“according to ratio”

Anthropology

Politics
ἄνθρωποςánthrōpos

“study of humankind”

Apologue

Words
ἀπόapó

“a telling-off, a tale told”

Apology

Words
ἀπόapó

“a speaking back”

Astrobiology

Earth
ἄστρονástron

“study of star life”

Astrology

Earth
ἄστρονástron

“account of the stars”

Christology

Faith
ΧριστόςKhristós

“study of the anointed one”

Cohomology

Number
ὁμόςhomós

“the paired form of same-ratio”

Cosmology

Earth
κόσμοςkósmos

“study of the ordered whole”

Dendrochronology

Science
δένδρονdéndron

“study of tree time”

Dendrology

Nature
δένδρονdéndron

“study of trees”

Deontology

Philosophy
δέονdéon

“study of what must be done”

Dialogue

Philosophy
διάdiá

“words between”

Doxology

Faith
δόξαdóxa

“words of glory”

Ecclesiology

Faith
ἐκκλησίαekklēsía

“study of the assembly”

Ecology

Nature
οἶκοςoîkos

“study of the household”

Entomology

Nature
ἔντομονéntomon

“study of the notched ones”

Epidemiology

Medicine
ἐπίepí

“study of what is upon the people”

Epilogue

Words
ἐπίepí

“words added on”

Epistemology

Philosophy
ἐπιστήμηepistḗmē

“study of knowledge”

Eschatology

Faith
ἔσχατοςéskhatos

“the study of last things”

Etiology

Medicine
αἰτίαaitía

“study of causes”

Etymology

Words
ἔτυμονétymon

“the account of the true sense”

Eulogy

Words
εὖeû

“good speaking”

Exobiology

Earth
ἔξωéxō

“study of outside life”

Genealogy

Politics
γενεάgeneá

“account of descent”

Geology

Earth
γῆgê

“study of the earth”

Homology

Number
ὁμόςhomós

“same ratio”

Horology

Science
ὥραhṓra

“study of hours”

Hydrology

Earth
ὕδωρhýdōr

“water study”

Ichthyology

Nature
ἰχθύςichthýs

“study of fishes”

Ideology

Politics
ἰδέαidéa

“study of ideas”

Kinesiology

Sport
κίνησιςkínēsis

“study of movement”

Logarithm

Number
λόγοςlógos

“ratio-number”

Logic

Philosophy
λόγοςlógos

“the art of reasoning”

Logo

Art
λόγοςlógos

“word”

Logorrhea

Mind
λόγοςlógos

“word flow”

Logos

Philosophy
λόγοςlógos

“word, reckoning”

Logotype

Art
λόγοςlógos

“word-stamp”

Methodology

Science
μετάmetá

“study of the road followed”

Metrology

Number
μέτρονmétron

“study of measurement”

Microbiology

Science
μικρόςmikrós

“study of small life”

Monologue

Art
μόνοςmónos

“speaking alone”

Morphology

Nature
μορφήmorphḗ

“study of form”

Nanotechnology

Science
νᾶνοςnânos

“study of dwarf craft”

Neologism

Words
νέοςnéos

“new word”

Oenology

Everyday
οἶνοςoînos

“study of wine”

Ontology

Philosophy
ὄνón

“study of being”

Ornithology

Nature
ὄρνιςórnis

“study of birds”

Paleontology

Earth
παλαιόςpalaiós

“study of ancient beings”

Pathology

Medicine
πάθοςpáthos

“study of suffering”

Pedology

Earth
πέδονpédon

“study of the soil”

Phenology

Nature
φαίνεινphaínein

“study of appearings”

Phenomenology

Philosophy
φαινόμενονphainómenon

“study of what appears”

Philology

Words
φίλοςphílos

“love of words”

Phonology

Words
φωνήphōnḗ

“study of sound”

Prologue

Words
πρόpró

“the words before”

Seismology

Earth
σεισμόςseismós

“study of earthquakes”

Sociology

Politics
λόγοςlógos

“study of companions”

Soteriology

Faith
σωτηρίαsōtēría

“study of deliverance”

Speleology

Earth
σπήλαιονspḗlaion

“study of caves”

Tautology

Words
ταὐτόtautó

“saying the same”

Teleology

Philosophy
τέλοςtélos

“study of ends”

Tetralogy

Words
τετρα-tetra-

“four discourses”

Theology

Philosophy
θεόςtheós

“talk about god”

Topology

Number
τόποςtópos

“study of place”

Toxicology

Medicine
τοξικόνtoxikón

“study of arrow poison”

Trilogy

Art
τρι-tri-

“three tellings”

Zoology

Nature
ζῷονzôion

“study of living things”