-ology, -logy, -ologist, -logist

(Greek: a suffix meaning: to talk, to speak; a branch of knowledge; any science or academic field that ends in -ology which is a variant of -logy; a person who speaks in a certain manner; someone who deals with certain topics or subjects)

The word -ology is a back-formation from the names of certain disciplines. The -logy element basically means "the study of ____". Such words are formed from Greek or Latin roots with the terminal -logy derived from the Greek suffix -λογια (-logia), speaking, from λεγειν (legein), "to speak".

The suffix -ology is considered to be misleading sometimes as when the "o" is actually part of the word stem that receives the -logy ending; such as, bio + logy.

Through the years -ology and -logy have come to mean, "study of" or "science of" and either of these suffixes often utilize the form of -ologist, "one who (whatever the preceding element refers to)".

The examples shown in this unit represent just a small fraction of the many words that exist in various dictionaries.

hydropathology (s) (noun), hydropathologies (pl)
The system of using water to treat and cure diseases: Dr. Dawson thought that using the method of hydropathology would be a great addition to his clinic in that patients could also receive the benefits of water therapy.
hydrotheology (s) (noun), hydrotheologies (pl)
1. A discourse on theology which is not founded on revelation, but is based on reasoning from natural facts concerning water.
2. Characterized by natural theology.
hyetologist
hyetology
hygieiology
The science of hygiene and sanitation; also, hygieology, hygiology.
hygieology
The science of hygiene and sanitation, and the practice thereof.
hygiology
The science of health; hygiene.
hygrology
1. The science dealing with the fluids of the body.
2. The study that deals with the water vapor content (humidity) of the atmosphere.
hylologist
hylology
hymenology
hypertrichologist
A person who treats unsightly facial hair.
hypnologist
A specialist in the phenomena of sleep and/or hypnosis.
hypnology
The science or study of or that part of physiological science that deals with the phenomena of sleep and hypnosis.
hysterology
The branch of medical science dealing with the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the uterus.
Cross references of word families related directly, or indirectly, to: "talk, speak, speech; words, language; tongue, etc.": cit-; clam-; dic-; fa-; -farious; glosso-; glotto-; lalo-; linguo-; locu-; logo-; loqu-; mythico-; ora-; -phasia; -phemia; phon-; phras-; Quotes: Language,Part 1; Quotes: Language, Part 2; Quotes: Language, Part 3; serm-; tongue; voc-.