'acidology' originates from the combination of 'acid' and the suffix '-ology', where 'acid' refers to a chemical substance with a pH less than 7, and '-ology' means 'the study of'.

'acidology' was formed by combining the word 'acid' with the suffix '-ology', which is used to denote fields of study.

Initially, it meant 'the study of acids', and this meaning has remained consistent in modern usage.