-gnomy
Word Origin
1
a combining form meaning “knowledge,” occurring in loanwords from Greek and used in combination with other elements of Greek origin:
physiognomy.
Origin
< Late Latin -gnōmia < Greek. See gnomon, -y3
-gno·my
\gnəmē, -mi\ noun combining form
(-es)
Etymology: Late Latin -gnomia, from Greek -gnōmia, alteration of -gnōmonia, from gnōmon-, gnōmōn interpreter, discerner + -ia -y — more at gnomon
: science, art, or means of judging
< pathognomy >
< pathognomy >