hysterology etymology

English word hysterology comes from English -logy, English hystero-

Detailed word origin of hysterology

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-logy English (eng) A branch of learning; a study of a particular subject.. Something said, or a way of speaking, a narrative.
hystero- English (eng) Later, latter Of or pertaining to hysteria.. Of or pertaining to the uterus (womb).
hysterology English (eng) (linguistics) hysteron proteron. (obsolete) A scientific study, or treatise on the uterus.

Words with the same origin as hysterology

Descendants of -logy
auxologist cardiology chronological chronology cosmochronology criminology cryptology cytology dermatology ethnology gerontology gynaecology histology ichthyology logy morphological morphology musicologist ophthalmology pharmacological pharmacology proctology seismology topology urology
Descendants of hystero-
abdominohysterotomy hysterocele hysterocystic hysterodynamic hysterodynia hysteroepilepsy hysterogenic hysterogram hysterographic hysteroid hysterokinetic hysteromyoma hysteronotal hysteroplasty hysterosalpingography hysteroscope hysterotomy