-ology
science or study of
Greek · -ologia; -logos
Greek -logia ("study, speech") gives -ology: the study of a subject. Zoology is the study of animals, cardiology the study of the heart. A person who studies it ends in -ologist.
Memory trick
OLOGY sounds like "ol-OGY": an old guy studying one subject deeply.
Words from this root
- zoology (zo + ology) — study of animalsप्राणि विज्ञान
- ecology (ec + ology) — study of living things and surroundingsपारिस्थितिकी
- sociology (soci + ology) — study of societyसमाजशास्त्र
- cardiology (cardi + ology) — study of the heartहृदय विज्ञान
- criminology (crimin + ology) — study of crimeअपराध विज्ञान
- pharmacology (pharmac + ology) — study of drugsऔषध विज्ञान
- meteorology (meteor + ology) — study of weatherमौसम विज्ञान
- archaeology (archae + ology) — study of ancient remainsपुरातत्व
- mythology (myth + ology) — study of mythsपौराणिक कथाएँ
- hematology (hemat + ology) — study of bloodरक्त विज्ञान
- hydrology (hydr + ology) — study of waterजल विज्ञान
- endocrinology (endocrin + ology) — study of hormonesहार्मोन विज्ञान