oology etymology

English word oology comes from English -logy, English oo- (Relating to eggs or ova.)

Detailed word origin of oology

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-logy English (eng) A branch of learning; a study of a particular subject.. Something said, or a way of speaking, a narrative.
oo- English (eng) Relating to eggs or ova.
oology English (eng) The study of eggs, especially of birds.

Words with the same origin as oology

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 oo-
aboospore ooblast oocyan oocyst oofamily oogamy oogenesis oogenetic oogenus ooid ooidal oolite oolitic oologic oological oologist oophagy oophore oophorous oophyte oospecies oospore ootaxon oozooid