vampirology en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Slavic *ǫpyrьder. Serbo-Croatian vampirbor. German Vampirbor. French vampirebor. English vampire Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos 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 -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English -ology English vampirology From vampire + -ology.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The study of vampires or the vampire mythos.