philologue

noun

phil·​o·​logue

variants or philolog

ˈfiləˌläg also -lȯg

plural -s

: philologist

Word History

Etymology

Middle French, from Latin philologus lover of learning, from Greek philologos lover of words and learning, from phil- + logos word, reason, speech

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