English Explanatory Dictionary

berestology

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The scientific study of birchbark manuscripts.

Pronunciation

/ˌbɛɹəsˈtɒləd͡ʒi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-berestology.wav /ˌbɛɹəsˈtɑləd͡ʒi/ En-us-berestology.mp3

Word forms

berestology

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵós Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵ-t-óm Proto-Balto-Slavic *berˀźtan Proto-Slavic *berstoder. Old East Slavic бересто (beresto) Russian береста́ (berestá) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)der. Russian -ло́гия (-lógija) Russian берестоло́гия (berestológija)bor. English berestology Borrowed from Russian берестоло́гия (berestológija) from береста́ (berestá, “birchbark”) + -ло́гия (-lógija, suffix indicating the study of a particular subject).

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