Derivation of words

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Derivation of words

Where does the word "Librólogo" come from, please? Is it a play on the word Librero/a?

This question relates to:Spanish interactive reading exercise "Consultorio de libros"

Reading A1, Literature, Poetry, Theatre, Listening or Seeing A1

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InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hola Garry

The word "librólogo" (or "librología") isn't in the dictionary. I imagine you saw it in the text from the website mentioned by the end of our text. I believe it's a made-up word, making reference to people who "study/deals with" books, the same way we have words like "astrólogo" (astrología), "filólogo" (filología), "podólogo" (podología) ...

Here's a bit of info about the origin of these words using the sufix -logía

https://www.gramaticas.net/2011/01/ejemplos-sufijo-logia.html

Saludos

Inma

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Derivation of words

Where does the word "Librólogo" come from, please? Is it a play on the word Librero/a?

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