-ology

[|Etymology]
// [|-o-] // ( “ ( [|interconsonantal] ) ” ) + // [|-logy] //.

[|Suffix -ology]

 * 1)  Alternative form of  [|-logy] , used for phonological reasons when the preceding morpheme ends in certain consonant sounds.
 * 2)  ( often humorous ) added to an ordinary English word to create a name for a (possibly non-existent) field of study