English word glossary comes from English -ology
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| -ology | English (eng) | (often, humorous) added to an ordinary English word to create a name for a (possibly non-existent) field of study.. , used for phonological reasons when the preceding morpheme ends in certain consonant sounds. |
| γλῶττα | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| glossa | Latin (lat) | (Late Latin) an explanation or interpretation of such a word. (Medieval Latin) a language, dialect, or peculiar idiom. (Medieval Latin) a series of glosses assembled into a commentary. (Medieval Latin) an explanation added to a passage of text, a gloss. (Medieval Latin) an image or example (of a thing). (in the plural, as glossae) a term applied to collections of such words with [...] |
| glossarium | Latin (lat) | A vocabulary or glossary, notably of obsolete, antiquated or foreign words needing explanation. |
| glossary | English (eng) | A list of terms in a particular domain of knowledge with their definitions. |