Meanings
adjectiveetiological (comparative more etiological, superlative most etiological)
comparative more etiological · superlative most etiological · alternative aetiological · alternative ætiological
- Relating to an etiology
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveof or relating to the philosophical study of causation
adjectiverelating to the etiology of a disease
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ey-
- Ancient Greekαἰτῐ́ᾱ (aitĭ́ā)
- Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
- Proto-Hellenic*lógos
- Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
- Ancient Greekαἰτῐολογῐ́ᾱ (aitĭologĭ́ā)
- Latinaetiologia
- Englishetiology
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishetiological
From etiology + -ical. By surface analysis, etio- + -logical.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan etiològic
- etiològicTranslations
Finnish etiologinen
- etiologinenTranslations
French étiologique
- étiologiqueTranslations
German ätiologisch
- ätiologischTranslations
Greek αιτιολογικός
- αιτιολογικός (aitiologikós)Translations
Italian etiologico
- etiologicoTranslations
Japanese 起源的
- 起源的Translations
Portuguese etiológico
- etiológicoTranslations
Russian этиологи́ческий
- этиологи́ческий (etiologíčeskij)Translations
Spanish etiológico
- etiológicoTranslations
Turkish etiyolojik
- etiyolojikTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
etiological. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/etiological
MLA
“etiological.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/etiological. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “etiological,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/etiological.
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