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The word sociology (or sociologie) is derived from the Latin: socius, companion; and-ology, the study of, resulting in the study of companionship. This should not be construed as the study of prostitution, although many Sociologists have accidentally crossed that boundary, some of which are detailed later.
The word etymology is derived from the Greek word á¼ÏÏÎ¼Î¿Î»Î¿Î³Î¯Î±, etymologia, itself from á¼ÏÏÎ¼Î¿Î½, etymon, meaning true sense, and the suffix-logia, denoting the study of. In linguistics, the term etymon is used to refer to a word or morpheme from which a later word is derived.