Etymology

aetiology

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Today it means: The establishment of a cause, origin, or reason for something. Full definition →

Latin aetiologia ← Ancient Greek αἰτῐολογῐ́ᾱ (aitĭologĭ́ā) ← Proto-Hellenic *lógos
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ey-
  2. Ancient Greekαἰτῐ́ᾱ (aitĭ́ā)
  3. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  5. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  6. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  7. Ancient Greekαἰτῐολογῐ́ᾱ (aitĭologĭ́ā)
  8. Latinaetiologia
  9. English todayaetiology

Borrowed from Latin aetiologia. By surface analysis, aetio- + -logy. Doublet of aetiologia.

Words from the same roots

Latinaetiologia all →

aetiologia

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