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The word part "-logy" is a suffix that means "study, science, theory".
The -logy or -ology suffix is commonly used to indicate finite series of art works like books or movies. For paintings, the "tych" suffix is more common (e.g. diptych, triptych). Examples include: Trilogy for three works; Tetralogy for four works; Pentalogy for five works; Hexalogy for six works; Heptalogy for seven works
The suffix ology is commonly used in the English language to denote a field of study. The ology ending is a combination of the letter o plus logy in which the letter o is used as an interconsonantal letter which, for phonological reasons, precedes the morpheme suffix logy. [1]
Definition of -logy in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
-logy. Also ‑ology. A subject of study or interest; speech or language. French ‑logie or medieval Latin ‑logia, from Greek logos, word or speech. Many examples relating to a field of study exist, of which a selection is given in the list below.
'-logy' is a suffix derived from the Greek 'logia', meaning 'the study of' or 'the science of'. This term is commonly used in various fields of knowledge to denote a branch or discipline that focuses on specific subjects, often linked to the natural sciences and humanities.
The Greek root word log means ‘word,’ and its variant suffix -logy means ‘study (of).’ Some common English words that use this root include bio logy , mytho logy , cata log , and pro log ue. Bio logy , of course, is the ‘study’ of life, whereas a pro log ue constitutes the ‘words’ spoken to introduce a poem or novel.
