Where does “etiology” come from?
etiology (English) comes from Latin aetiologia, from Ancient Greek αἰτιολογία, from Ancient Greek -λογίᾱ — Base for nouns denoting the study of something, or the branch of knowledge of a discipline.
etiology (English): US standard spelling of aetiology
Definitions
- US standard spelling of aetiology
Ancestry of “etiology”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | aetiologia | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | αἰτιολογία | (the act of) giving the cause of something |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -λογίᾱ | Base for nouns denoting the study of something, or the branch of knowledge of a discipline |