Eremology
/ˌɛrəˈmɒlədʒi/noun
The study of deserts.
Did you know?Its root comes from Greek erēmos, meaning “desert” or “solitary,” the same ancient word behind “hermit” and “eremite,” linking emptiness, wilderness, and spiritual withdrawal.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
erēmos (ἐρημος)
“desert, uninhabited, solitary”
Late Greek
Greek
erēmologia
“study or discourse about deserts”
Modern Scholarly Latin
Latin
eremologia
“study of deserts”
19th Century
English
eremology
“the scientific study of deserts”
Modern English
English
eremology
“the study of deserts”