Philology
nOne word substitutionRoot wordWord familySSC PYQ × 9फ़िलॉलजि
The study of languages
The study of the development of language and of the way words develop
The humanistic study of language and literature
भाषा विज्ञान, लिखित स्रोतों में भाषा का अध्ययन
Philology traces how a word changed over centuries.
He studied philology before turning to teaching.
Daily use: Philology mein bhasha ka itihas padha jata hai.
Philology = phil (प्रेम) + logy (अध्ययन) — शब्दों और भाषाओं का प्रेम से अध्ययन, कि वे सदियों में कैसे बदलीं।
PHILOLOGY = 'phil' (love) + '-logy' (study). It is the loving study of words and languages: how they grew and changed over the centuries.
'Logy' family अलग रखिए: philology (भाषा), etymology (शब्द उत्पत्ति), entomology (कीड़े), phonology (ध्वनि व्यवस्था)।
Keep the '-logy' family apart: Philology (languages), Etymology (word origins), Entomology (insects), Phonology (sound systems).