'atomology' originates from Modern English, specifically from the element 'atom' (from Greek 'atomos') combined with the combining form '-ology' (from Greek 'logos'), where 'atomos' meant 'indivisible' and 'logos' meant 'study' or 'account'.

'atomology' developed by combining the English word 'atom' (which came into English via Latin/Old French from Greek 'atomos') with the suffix '-ology' in Modern English to denote 'the study of atoms'.

Initially related to the ancient sense of 'indivisible particles' (the original Greek idea of 'atomos'), it evolved into the modern sense of 'the study or theory of atoms' and related scientific or philosophical discussions.