par(o)emiology

[prettygoodword]

paremiology or paroemiology (puh-ree-mai-OL-oh-jee) - n., the study of proverbs.


Including the collection of same, though some segregate the same to paremiography. In some sense a branch of folklore, but it's also something Aristotle treated seriously. The otherwise obscure root is from Latin paroemia, from Ancient Greek paroimia, plus the usual -ology, study of.

---L.

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[mount-oregano.livejournal.com]

"The mountain isn't all oregano." -- Spanish proverb. It's even mentioned in "Don Quixote."

[prettygoodword.livejournal.com]

Heh.