Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

primatology

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables
pri-ma-tol-o-gy
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The scientific study of primates; a sub-discipline of zoology.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English primate 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 primatology From primate + -ology.

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What does primatology mean?
The scientific study of primates; a sub-discipline of zoology.
Where does primatology come from?
Etymology tree English primate 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 primatology From primate + -ology.

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