gynaecology
Meaningthe study of women
Common meaning: the branch of medicine for women's bodies
- gynaeca womanLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 171 · scan
- loga word, saying; reckoning, reasonLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 476 · scan
- ynoun ending: study, state or act
‘a woman’ + ‘a word, saying’ → gynaecology
Journey through time
Neither part’s path through time is traced in our sources yet; each root is shown from its dictionary entry.
- gynaec — Greek γυνή “a woman” (dictionary form; path not traced)
- log — Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) “a word, saying; reckoning, reason” (dictionary form; path not traced)
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Greek γυνή ‘a woman’ + Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) ‘a word, saying; reckoning, reason’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry γυνή, p. 171 · dictionary scan
Roots
- γυνή Greek “a woman”
- λόγος (lógos) Ancient Greek “a word, saying; reckoning, reason”
Related words
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