-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.

kinology
konidiology
koniology
The study of airborne dust and its effects on the environment.
kymatology
labiology
lalopathology (s) (noun) (no pl)
A branch of medicine which deals with speech disorders: Sam read in his book about lalopathology which dealt with the malfunctioning, disturbances, or pathology of oral communication.
laryngologist
Someone who specializes in the science of the anatomy, physiology, and diseases of the larynx.
laryngology
1. Systematized knowledge of the action and functions of the larynx.
2. In pathology, the department which treats of the diseases of the larynx.
laryngorhinology
The branch of medicine that treats diseases of the larynx and the nose.
latrinology (s) (noun) latrinologies (pl)
The study of latrine graffiti; latrinalia
lepidopterology
The branch of zoology dealing with butterflies and moths.
leprologist
An individual who specializes in the study and treatment of leprosy.
leprology
The study of leprosy and the methods of treating it.
leptology
1. A minute and tedious discourse on trifling things.
2. The study of minute structures or particles.
leptomorphology
The science of the structure and the form of membranes.
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-.