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kyriology
Kyriology comes from Ancient Greek κύριος ‘literal’, from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios ‘lord, master’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- ‘to swell’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱewh₁-‘to swell’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*kúrios‘lord, master’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκύριοςkúrios‘literal’
- Englishearliest quotation 1878kyriology
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱewh₁-‘to swell’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*kúrios‘lord, master’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκύριοςkúrios‘literal’
- Englishearliest quotation 1878kyriology
Earliest quotation: 1878, Charles Porterfield Krauth, William Fleming: “KYRIOLEXY, KYRIOLOGY (Gr.), the use of literal expressions, as…”
Formed from -ology
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- ‘to swell’
jail, cave, cage, cavity, hound, excavation, cyst, excavate, gaol, cumulus, caul, cavil, cajole, 40 more
through Proto-Hellenic *kúrios ‘lord, master’
through Ancient Greek κύριος ‘literal’
Today it means
noun The use of literal or simple expressions, as distinguished from the use of figurative or obscure language.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- / kyriology