ἠθολογία

Ancient Greek

noun
Definitions
  • a painting of character, especially by mimic gestures

Etymology

Affix from Ancient Greek ἠθολόγος (painting manners by mimic gesture), ἦθος (character, custom, moral nature) + Ancient Greek λόγος (word, speech, reason, account, study, discourse, oration, utterance, narrative, calculation, quote, story, ratio, explanation, debate, computation, reasoning, reckoning).

Origin

Ancient Greek

λόγος

Gloss

word, speech, reason, account, study, discourse, oration, utterance, narrative, calculation, quote, story, ratio, explanation, debate, computation, reasoning, reckoning

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji

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