Where does “ptilochronology” come from?
ptilochronology (English) comes from English chronology, from English -logy, from French -logie, from Latin -logia, from Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ.
ptilochronology (English): The study of feather growth rates as an index of...
Definitions
- The study of feather growth rates as an index of...
Ancestry of “ptilochronology”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | chronology | the science of determining the order in which... |
| 2 | English | -logy | A branch of learning; a study of a particular... |
| 3 | French | -logie | -logy |
| 4 | Latin | -logia | -logy; the study of |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -λογῐ́ᾱ | — |