Etymology

hexiology

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Today it means: The science dealing with the relations of living creatures to other organisms, and to their surrounding conditions generally. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἕξις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἕξις“state or habit”
  2. English todayhexiology

From Ancient Greek ἕξις (héxis, “state or habit”) + -ology. Coined in 1894 by an English naturalist, St. George Jackson Mivart.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἕξις all →

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