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Where does “αἰτία” come from?

αἰτία (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.

αἰτία (Ancient Greek): charge, accusation, imputation, blame, guilt,...

Definitions

  1. charge, accusation, imputation, blame, guilt,...

Ancestry of “αἰτία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning

Words derived from “αἰτία”

  • aetiology
  • palaetiology
  • ætiology
  • ætiologic
  • aetiologist
  • aetiogenesis
  • aetiologic
  • palaetiologist
  • aetiologia
  • etiologie
  • αιτία
  • αἰτιολογία
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