mythology

Where does the word "mythology" come from? It comes from Greek mythos, and was adopted directly into English (1400s).

Mythology’s story begins in Greek: mythos meant “a story, a narrative.” A story, a narrative, combined with logos (study). It reached English by 1400s as mythology. Settled as the English word for a body of traditional stories, or their study. Today, mythology means a collection of traditional stories of a culture, or the study of such stories.

1. Stage 1 · Greek · ancient mythos "a story, a narrative", a story, a narrative, combined with logos (study).
2. Stage 2 · English · 1400s mythology "a body of traditional stories, or their study", settled as the English word for a body of traditional stories, or their study.