myEtymology.com: English etymology of histology

Etymology of the English word histology

the English word histology

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)

using the English suffix -logy

using the English prefix histo-

derived from the Greek prefix histo-

derived from the Greek word histos, ἱστός (web)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *stā-

Word found in Modern English