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Where does “ἠθολόγος” come from?

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

ἠθολόγος (Ancient Greek): painting manners or character by mimic gestures

Definitions

  1. painting manners or character by mimic gestures

Ancestry of “ἠθολόγος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἦθοςcharacter; custom, habit
2Ancient Greekἔθοςhabit, custom, manner; disposition, temper;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswe-dʰh₁-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “ἠθολόγος”

  • ethology
  • ethologist
  • neuroethology
  • ethologic
  • neuroethologist
  • paleoethology
  • ethologia
  • ἠθολογία
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