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Where does “palaetiology” come from?

palaetiology (English) comes from English ætiology, from Latin aetiologia, from Ancient Greek αἰτιολογία, from Ancient Greek -λογίᾱ.

palaetiology (English): The science that explains, by the law of...

Definitions

  1. The science that explains, by the law of...

Ancestry of “palaetiology”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishætiologyObsolete spelling of aetiology
2Latinaetiologia—
3Ancient Greekαἰτιολογία—
4Ancient Greek-λογίᾱ—

Words derived from “palaetiology”

  • palaetiologist
Every word from Ancient Greek -λογίᾱ →