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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] Logy is a suffix in the English language, used with words originally adapted from Ancient Greek ending in -λογία (-logia). [2]
The English suffix-mania denotes an obsession with something; a mania.The suffix is used in some medical terms denoting mental disorders.It has also entered standard English and is affixed to many different words to denote enthusiasm or obsession with that subject.
For a comprehensive and longer list of English suffixes, see Wiktionary's list of English suffixes. ... -en-ene-est-estan; List of -gate scandals and controversies
prefix cwm in Welsh and cum in Cumbric; borrowed into old English as suffix coombe. dal [5] SG, I meadow, low-lying area by river Dalry, Dalmellington: prefix Cognate with and probably influenced by P Dol: dale [10] OE/ON valley OE, allotment OE Airedale i.e. valley of the River Aire, Rochdale, Weardale, Nidderdale: suffix Cognate with Tal (Ger ...
Meaning Origin language and etymology Example(s) -iasis: condition, formation, or presence of Latin -iasis, pathological condition or process; from Greek ἴασις (íasis), cure, repair, mend mydriasis: iatr(o)-of or pertaining to medicine or a physician (uncommon as a prefix but common as a suffix; see -iatry)
In words of this type, the "-logy" element is derived from the Greek noun λόγος (logos, 'speech', 'account', 'story'). [4] The suffix has the sense of "[a certain kind of] speaking or writing". [7] Philology is an exception: while its meaning is closer to the first sense, the etymology of the word is similar to the second sense. [8]
The following is an alphabetical list of Greek and Latin roots, stems, and prefixes commonly used in the English language from P to Z. See also the lists from A to G and from H to O.
Meaning: a prefix used to make words with a sense opposite to that of the root word; in this case, meaning "without" or "-less". This is usually used to describe organisms without a certain characteristic, as well as organisms in which that characteristic may not be immediately obvious.