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
- of, or relating to rheology
Ancestry of “rheological”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | rheology | The branch of physics that studies the... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ῥέω | I flow, stream, run, gush; I let flow, pour; I... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | srew- | to flow, stream |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |
Words derived from “rheological”