protology

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Ancient Greek πρωτολογίᾱ (prōtologíā). By surface analysis, proto- +‎ -logy. ==== Noun ==== protology (countable and uncountable, plural protologies) (theology) The branch of theology pertaining to origins and first things. A text or oral history giving the origins of a people. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ==== Further reading ==== James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “† Proto·logy.”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume VII (O–P), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1510, column 2. === Etymology 2 === See proctology. ==== Noun ==== protology (uncountable) Misconstruction of proctology. ===== Related terms ===== === Anagrams === tropology