Anemology
/ˌænɪˈmɒlədʒi/noun
The study of winds.
Did you know?Anemology is built from Greek anemos, the same root behind Anemoi, the wind gods of Greek myth, so the word carries a real ancient atmosphere of personified, divine winds.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
ánemos
“wind”
Ancient Greek
Greek
-logía
“study of, discourse”
Late Greek / Learned formation
Greek
anemología
“study of winds”
19th Century
English
anemology
“the study of winds”
Modern English
English
anemology
“the study of winds”
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