English
gastrology
Gastrology comes from Ancient Greek γαστήρ ‘stomach’, from λόγος ‘explanation’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- ‘to collect (words)’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*leǵ-‘to collect (words)’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*lógosreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλόγος‘explanation’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEγαστήρgastḗr‘stomach’
- Englishtodaygastrology
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*leǵ-‘to collect (words)’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*lógosreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλόγος‘explanation’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEγαστήρgastḗr‘stomach’
- Englishtodaygastrology
The story
Gastro- and gastric (meaning related to the stomach) are both derived from the Greek word.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- ‘to collect (words)’
election, collection, technology, lesson, select, elite, eligible, collect, elect, legion, elegant, coil, negligence, catalogue, negligible, negligent, leach, diligent, lexicon, lexical, cull, epilogue, dialectic, alexia, lignite, lexis, legation, lignin, cosmology, gynecologist, ineligibility, dialogic, 151 more
through Proto-Hellenic *lógos
archaeological, pathological, homologous, etymology, pathophysiology, psychopathology, astrological, neurophysiology, bacteriological, histopathology, 101 more
through Ancient Greek λόγος ‘explanation’
logic, apology, analogy, trilogy, sociology, terminology, logos, physiology, pathology, monologue, archaeologist, logistic, pathologist, prologue, eulogy, epistemology, entomology, etiology, apologia, bacteriology, syllogism, bacteriologist, 110 more
through Ancient Greek γαστήρ ‘stomach’
Today it means
noun the scientific study of the stomach
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- / gastrology