hemerology

English

/hɛməˈɹɒləd͡ʒi/, /hɛməˈɹɑləd͡ʒi/

noun
Definitions
  • The study of calendars, especially with a view to identifying propitious days.

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek ἡμέρᾱ (day, date) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₃- (be hot, burn) derived from Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (or a branch of knowledge, suffix indicating the study of something) derived from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- (gather, collect, leak, select, pick out, drain, speak), *-i-eh₂, *-h₂ (suffix forming a collectve noun).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*-i-eh₂, *-h₂

Gloss

suffix forming a collectve noun

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