glottology

[ glo-tol-uh-jee ]

noun

, Obsolete.

1. linguistics.

Other Words From

• glot·to·log·ic [glot-l-, oj, -ik], glotto·logi·cal adjective
• glot·tolo·gist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of glottology¹

First recorded in 1835–45; glotto- + -logy