"cerealogy" meaning in English

See cerealogy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English cereal Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English cerealogy From cereal + -logy. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|cereal|-logy|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English cereal Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English cerealogy [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "branch of study", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "lbor.", "keyword_label" : "Learned borrowing from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "study", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "study", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "explanation", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "to collect", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*leǵ-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "λόγος", "gloss" : "explanation", "lang" : "grc" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-i-eh₂", "id" : "i-extension", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "o-grade", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "collective nouns", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-h₂", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-éh₂", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-éh₂", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*-íā", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-ῐ́ᾱ", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc", "pos" : "abstract noun suffix" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-λογῐ́ᾱ", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-logia", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "-logie", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-logy", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "cerealogy", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="cerealogy"> From cereal + -logy. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} cerealogy (uncountable)
  1. Alternative form of cereology. Tags: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Alternative form of: cereology Derived forms: cerealogist
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