Etymology

aetiologia

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Today it means: Attributing a cause for a statement or claim made, often as a simple relative clause of explanation. Full definition →

Latin aetiologia ← Ancient Greek αἰτιολογία
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromαἰτιολογία
  2. Latin · borrowed fromaetiologia
  3. English todayaetiologia

Unadapted borrowing from Latin aetiologia, from Ancient Greek αἰτιολογία (aitiología). Doublet of aetiology.

Words from the same roots

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