Etymology of the English word chorology
the English word
chorologyderived from the German word
Chorologieusing the Latin suffix
-logyderived from the Greek word
choros, χορός, χῶρος (a ring; round dance ('choir')
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gher-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ghē-Date
The earliest known usage of chorology in English dates from the 20th century.
