-ologio
Esperanto
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía, “-logy, branch of study, to speak”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [oloˈɡio]
- Rhymes: -io
- Hyphenation: o‧lo‧gi‧o
Suffix
-ologio
- 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
Words ending in -ologio appear in scientific terminology that cannot be reduced further, such as biologio, ekologio, geologio, topologio, etc.
Derived terms
Esperanto terms suffixed with -ologio
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