Etymograph

English

alethiology

Alethiology comes from Ancient Greek ἀλήθεια ‘truth’, from ἀληθής ‘true’, and ultimately from *λῆθος ‘*concealment’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCE*λῆθος‘*concealment’reconstructed
  2. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀληθής‘true’
  3. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀλήθειαalḗtheia‘truth’
  4. Englishtodayalethiology

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCE*λῆθος‘*concealment’reconstructed
  2. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀληθής‘true’
  3. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀλήθειαalḗtheia‘truth’
  4. Englishtodayalethiology

Today it means

noun The branch of logic dealing with truth and error.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Ancient Greek *λῆθος / alethiology