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glossology
Glossology comes from Ancient Greek γλῶσσα ‘tongue’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγλῶσσαglôssa‘tongue’
- Englishearliest quotation 1813glossology
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγλῶσσαglôssa‘tongue’
- Englishearliest quotation 1813glossology
Earliest quotation: 1813, Esq. and Archbishop Usher: “Erudition has been divided by a German professor into…”
Formed from -ology
Every English word from Ancient Greek γλῶσσα
Today it means
noun The science of language; linguistics.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek γλῶσσα / glossology