philological

Questions

How do you pronounce philological?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˌfɪ.ləˈlɒ.dʒɪ.kəl/.

What does philological mean?

Of or pertaining to the history of literature and words.

Where does philological come from?

Etymology tree English philology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English philological From philology + -ical.

How to pronounce philological

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