Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

planetology

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables
plan-e-tol-o-gy
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The study of planets, planetary systems and the solar system.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English planet Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English -ology English planetology From planet + -ology.

Usage

Derived Forms

Synonyms

planetary astronomy planetary science

Questions

What does planetology mean?
The study of planets, planetary systems and the solar system.
Where does planetology come from?
Etymology tree English planet Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English -ology English planetology From planet + -ology.

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