semasiology

noun

se·​ma·​si·​ol·​o·​gy si-ˌmā-sē-ˈä-lə-jē 

-ˌmā-zē-

: semantics sense 1

semasiological

si-ˌmā-sē-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl 

-zē-

adjective

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from German Semasiologie, from Greek sēmasía "indication, designation, meaning," derivative of sēmaínein "to indicate, point out, signify" (with -sia, re-thematized form of -sis -sis) + German -o- -o- + -logie -logy — more at semantic

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above