Where does “ἠθολογία” come from?

ἠθολογία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἠθολόγος, from Ancient Greek ἦθος, from Ancient Greek ἔθος, from Proto-Indo-European swe-dʰh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

ἠθολογία (Ancient Greek): a painting of character, especially by mimic...

Definitions

  1. a painting of character, especially by mimic...

Ancestry of “ἠθολογία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἠθολόγοςpainting manners or character by mimic gestures
2Ancient Greekἦθοςcharacter; custom, habit
3Ancient Greekἔθοςhabit, custom, manner; disposition, temper;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswe-dʰh₁-
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “ἠθολογία

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European swe-dʰh₁-Every word from Ancient Greek ἔθος
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