etiology en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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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 Borrowed from Latin aetiologia. By surface analysis, etio- + -logy. Doublet of aetiologia.
Meanings
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(US, alt-of, countable, standard, uncountable) US standard spelling of aetiology.
alt of aetiology
Whether we were discussing the etiology of tuberculosis, gynecological surgery, or the implication of census health statistics, these sources have conveyed to me Rorschach-like, divergent medical worldviews.
2008, Harriet A. Washington, “Introduction”, in Medical Apartheid, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, page 23:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| etiologies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
ethnoetiology · pathoetiology · etiopathology · etiological · etiologist · etiologize