Where does “epidemiology” come from?
Epidemiology comes from English -logy combined with epidemic, which derives from Greek epidēmios meaning "prevalent in a people," from epi- "upon" and dēmos "people."
epidemiology (English): The branch of science dealing with the spread and...
Definitions
- The branch of science dealing with the spread and...
Ancestry of “epidemiology”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | epidemia | epidemic diseases |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἐπιδήμιος | among the people |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐπι- | on, upon, on top of, all over, covering; on,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐπί | as well, besides; For usage in composition, see... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἡμέρα | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἦμαρ | day; by day; midday |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | ā́mər | day |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃mr̥ | heat |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃- | to be hot; to burn |
Words derived from “epidemiology”
- epidemiological
- epidemiologic
- epidemiologist
- epidemiologically
- pharmacoepidemiology
- pharmacoepidemiological
- seroepidemiological
- seroepidemiology
- ecoepidemiology
- paleoepidemiology
- ecoepidemiological
- neuroepidemiology
- neuroepidemiological
- pharmacoepidemiologist
- immunoepidemiology
- microepidemiology
- geoepidemiology
- epidemiolojia
- macroepidemiology
- palaeoepidemiology
- immunoepidemiologic
- neuroepidemiologist
- clinicoepidemiologic
- clinicoepidemiological