NODE / 1027attestedOld French

-logie

TRANSLITERATION -logie

learned noun-forming element transmitted into Middle English

DATE: Old French
SENSE: learned noun forming element
FAMILY: Indo-European / Romance
CANONICAL KEY: node:8:-logie:attested:sense:learned-noun-forming-element

American Heritage gives Old French as the immediate pre-English stage.

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Latin · Latin and learned Latin · learned noun forming element

-logia

learned noun-forming element continuing Greek -logia

SOUND: Old French -logie continues Latin -logia with Romance phonological and orthographic adaptation.
MEANING: The learned noun-forming function remains associated with accounts and organized subjects.
SCHOLAR: American Heritage Dictionary Editors
CONFIDENCE: established

American Heritage Dictionary: -logy or -ologysupportsOld French, from Latin -logia

Publishes the Latin-to-French route.

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Middle English · Middle English · bound form in learned words

-logie

bound learned element visible in words such as etimologie

SOUND: Middle English -logie borrows the formally matching Old French learned element.
MEANING: The discourse or learned-account function continues within borrowed formations.
CHRONOLOGY: American Heritage publishes the route but not one exact transfer event.
SCHOLAR: American Heritage Dictionary Editors
CONFIDENCE: established

American Heritage Dictionary: -logy or -ologysupportsMiddle English -logie, from Old French

Publishes the French-to-Middle-English route.

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UNIQUE DESCENDANT NODES: 2
REVIEWED EDGES: 2
DEEPEST PATH: 2
MODERN DOSSIERS REACHED: 1

-logy2 connected nodes

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STEP 01borrowingestablished

Old French-logie→Middle English · Middle English-logiebound learned element visible in words such as etimologie

SOUND: Middle English -logie borrows the formally matching Old French learned element.
MEANING: The discourse or learned-account function continues within borrowed formations.

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American Heritage Dictionary: -logy or -ology · Middle English -logie, from Old French ↗

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STEP 02historical continuationestablished

Middle English-logie→Present-Day English · Modern English-logybound element forming nouns of expression, discourse, doctrine, theory, science, or study

SOUND: Middle English -logie is continued by modern English -logy with spelling and pronunciation adapted to later English patterns.
MEANING: The learned form remains productive across expression, discourse, doctrine, theory, science, and study senses rather than narrowing to one universal gloss.

American Heritage Dictionary Editors · Merriam-Webster Editors2 CITATIONSEDGE 1025 ↗

-logy — Definition and Word History · Definitions 1–2 ↗American Heritage Dictionary: -logy or -ology · -logy or -ology: Middle English -logie ↗

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