Synonyms & related words for perissology

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Words related to perissology

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Where does perissology come from?

The word perissology breaks down into 4 roots of Greek origin: periss, from Greek perissos (“excessive, redundant”); o, from Greek -o- (“connecting vowel”); log, from Greek logos (“word, discourse, study”); and -y, from Greek -ia (“activity, field of study”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.