Where does “rheological” come from?

Rheological is the adjective form of rheology, formed with the English suffix -ic, which derives from French -ique, Latin -icus, and Proto-Indo-European -kos.

rheological (English): of, or relating to rheology

Definitions

  1. of, or relating to rheology

Ancestry of “rheological”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrheologyThe branch of physics that studies the...
2Ancient GreekῥέωI flow, stream, run, gush; I let flow, pour; I...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
4Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “rheological”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European srew- →Every word from Ancient Greek ῥέω →