paremiology

English

Etymology

From the obsolete paroemia (“proverb”), paremia + -ology, from Latin paroemia, from Ancient Greek παροιμία (paroimía).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pəˌɹiːmiˈɒləd͡ʒi/

Noun

paremiology (uncountable)

  1. The study of proverbs.
    • 2015, Hrisztalina Hrisztova-Gotthardt; Melita Aleksa Varga, editors, Introduction to Paremiology: A Comprehensive Guide to Proverb Studies, Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 107:
      In this respect, paremiology can immensely contribute to the more general study of culture from a semiotic point of view, or in a semiotic perspective. But culture is a process, a synchronous snapshot, at best, being subject to constant changes.

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