ichneumonology

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἰχνεύω (ikhneúō) Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Ancient Greek -μων (-mōn) Ancient Greek ἰχνεύμων (ikhneúmōn)bor. Latin ichneumōn 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)bor. Latin -logia Latin ichneumōnologiabor. English ichneumonology Borrowed from Latin ichneumōnologia. By surface analysis, ichneumon + -ology.

1. The study of ichneumon wasps (Ichneumonidae).