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Etymology of the English word embryology

the English word embryology

derived from the Greek word logos, λόγος (word, speech, topic, treatise, reasoning)

derived from the Greek word legein, λέγω (to speak)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leg- (to collect, to speak)

derived from the Greek word embruon, ἔμβρυον (fruit in the womb, from; fruit in the womb)

derived from the Greek word bruein, βρύω

using the Greek prefix en-, ἐν-

using the English prefix embryo-

using the English suffix -logy

Word found in Modern English