Medieval Greek onomatología, equivalent. to Greek onomatológ(os) collector of words (onomato-, combining form of ónomaname + -logos; see logos) + -ia -ia; see -logy
1840–50;
on•o•mat•o•log•ic(on′ə mat′l oj′ik),USA pronunciationon′o•mat′o•log′i•cal, adj.on′o•mat′o•log′i•cal•ly, adv. on′o•ma•tol′o•ist, n.