Hittitology

noun

Hit·​tit·​ol·​o·​gy

ˌhiˌtītˈäləjē,

ˌhitˌītˈä-,

ˌhiˌtīˈtä-

variants or less commonly Hittology

hiˈtä-

plural -es

: a branch of knowledge concerned with Hittite philology, archaeology, and history

Word History

Etymology

Hittito- or Hitto- (from Hittite entry 1) + -logy

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