Esperanto

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Etymology

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Derived from Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía, -logy, branch of study, to speak).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [oloˈɡio]
  • Rhymes: -io
  • Hyphenation: o‧lo‧gi‧o

Suffix

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-ologio

  1. denotes the field of the specialist in the root.
    Esperanto (Esperanto) + ‎-ologio → ‎esperantologio (Esperantology)
    psiko (psyche) + ‎-ologio → ‎psikologio (psychology)
    socio (society) + ‎-ologio → ‎sociologio (sociology)
    zoo (zoo) + ‎-ologio → ‎zoologio (zoology)

Usage notes

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Words ending in -ologio appear in scientific terminology that cannot be reduced further, such as biologio, ekologio, geologio, topologio, etc.

Derived terms

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See also

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