etiologist

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noun

A practitioner of etiology.

Similar
aetiologist
OriginEnglish etiology ← Latin aetiologia ← Ancient Greek αἰτῐολογῐ́ᾱ (aitĭologĭ́ā) →
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Meanings

nounetiologist (plural etiologists)

plural etiologists · alternative aetiologist · alternative ætiologist

  1. A practitioner of etiology.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna specialist in the etiology of diseases

Similar
aetiologist
Broader
diagnosticianpathologist
Also see
aetiologist

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  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. Englishetiology
  10. Englishetiologist

From etiology + -ist. By surface analysis, etio- + -logist.

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APA

etiologist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/etiologist

MLA

“etiologist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/etiologist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “etiologist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/etiologist.

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