etiologist en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey-der. Ancient Greek αἰτῐ́ᾱ (aitĭ́ā) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογίᾱ (-logíā) Ancient Greek αἰτῐολογῐ́ᾱ (aitĭologĭ́ā)der. Latin aetiologiabor. English etiology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English etiologist From etiology + -ist. By surface analysis, etio- + -logist.
Meanings
- A practitioner of etiology.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| etiologists | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| aetiologist | alternative | lexicographic | |
| ætiologist | alternative | lexicographic |