-gnomy

-gnomy
\\gnəmē, -mi\ noun combining form (-es)
Etymology: Late Latin -gnomia, from Greek -gnōmia, alteration of -gnōmonia, from gnōmon-, gnōmōn interpreter, discerner + -ia -y — more at gnomon
: science, art, or means of judging

pathognomy

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a combining form meaning "knowledge," occurring in loanwords from Greek and used in combination with other elements of Greek origin: physiognomy.
[ < LL -gnomia < Gk. See GNOMON, -Y3]

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