Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gemology

/d͡ʒɛmˈɑl.ə.dʒi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables: gemol-o-gy
IPA: /d͡ʒɛmˈɑl.ə.dʒi/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The art and science of gems.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English gem 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 gemology From gem + -ology.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

gemmology (alternative)

Derived Forms

gemological gemologist

Rhymes With

technology appropriate technology psychology biology apology ideology theology geology ecology anthropology mythology archaeology

Questions

How do you pronounce gemology?: The recorded pronunciation is /d͡ʒɛmˈɑl.ə.dʒi/.
What does gemology mean?: The art and science of gems.
Where does gemology come from?: Etymology tree English gem 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 gemology From gem + -ology.

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