Word part · Greek combining form
The Greek combining form logy
Means: the study of.
At a glance
- Part
- logy
- Meaning
- the study of
- Layer
- Greek: Combining forms behind science words, with spellings like ph and ch.
- Also spelled
- log
Before -ist and -ic the form is log: biologist, biological.
Example words
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Colors:prefixroot or basesuffix
- bio (root or base)+logy (root or base)→biology
the study of living things
- bio (root or base)+log (root or base)+ic (suffix)+al (suffix)→biological
having to do with living things
- geo (root or base)+logy (root or base)→geology
the study of rocks and the earth
- geo (root or base)+log (root or base)+ist (suffix)→geologist
a scientist who studies rocks and the earth
- geo (root or base)+log (root or base)+ic (suffix)→geologic
having to do with geology
- bio (root or base)+log (root or base)+ist (suffix)→biologist
a scientist who studies living things
- myth (root or base)+o (connector)+logy (root or base)→mythology
a group of old myths, or the study of them
myth + o + logy: add a connecting vowel → mythology
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