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-logia

TRANSLITERATION -logia

learned noun-forming element continuing Greek -logia

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Latin and learned Latin
SENSE
learned noun forming element
FAMILY
Indo-European / Italic
CANONICAL KEY
node:9:-logia:attested:sense:learned-noun-forming-element

The broad interval represents the Latin transmission tradition, not a claim of continuous identical productivity.

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Ancient Greek · Ancient Greek · account discourse formation

-λογία

formation associated with speaking, discourse, or an account of a subject

SOUND
Latin -logia borrows and transliterates Greek -logiā.
MEANING
A Greek formation in the speaking and account family becomes a reusable learned Latin element.
SCHOLAR
American Heritage Dictionary Editors · Merriam-Webster Editors
CONFIDENCE
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-logy — Definition and Word HistorycontextEtymology: French -logie, Latin -logia, Greek, from logos

Independently publishes the French, Latin, and Greek sequence in compressed form.

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American Heritage Dictionary: -logy or -ologysupportsLatin -logia, from Greek -logiā

Publishes the Greek-to-Latin route.

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DIRECT DESCENDANT EDGES

THE NEXT HISTORICAL STEP

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Old French · Old French · learned noun forming element

-logie

learned noun-forming element transmitted into Middle English

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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UNIQUE DESCENDANT NODES
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STEP 03historical 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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ATTESTATIONS / FIRST KNOWN USE

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EDITORIAL REUSE

WORD DOSSIERS USING THIS NODE

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04-logy-logia · established