Where does “epidemiologico” come from?
epidemiologico (Italian) comes from Portuguese epidemiologia, from Portuguese epidemia, from Latin epidemia, from Ancient Greek ἐπιδήμιος, from Ancient Greek ἐπι-, from Ancient Greek ἐπί, from Ancient Greek Ἡμέρα, from Ancient Greek ἦμαρ — to be hot; to burn.
epidemiologico (Italian): epidemiologic
Definitions
- epidemiologic
Ancestry of “epidemiologico”, step by step
epidemiologico traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese epidemiologia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | epidemiologia | epidemiology |
| 2 | Portuguese | epidemia | an epidemic |
| 3 | Latin | epidemia | epidemic diseases |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐπιδήμιος | among the people |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐπι- | on, upon, on top of, all over, covering; on,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐπί | as well, besides; For usage in composition, see... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἡμέρα | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἦμαρ | day; by day; midday |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | ā́mər | day |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃mr̥ | heat |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃- | to be hot; to burn |
via Italian epidemiologia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | epidemiologia | epidemiology |
| 2 | Italian | -logia | -logy |
| 3 | Latin | -logia | -logy; the study of |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via Spanish epidemiología
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | epidemiología | epidemiology |
| 2 | Spanish | epidemia | an epidemic |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | epidemia | — |