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Etymology of the Greek word philologia (φιλολογία)

the Greek word philologia, φιλολογία

derived from the Greek word philologos, φιλολόγος

using the Greek prefix philo-, ϕιλο-

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)