etiological

English

Alternative forms

• aetiological
• ætiological (obsolete)

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 *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icuslbor.

Old French -iquebor.

Middle English -ic

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālisbor.

Old French -albor.

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Latin -ālis

Old French -elbor.

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Latin -ālisbor.

Middle English -al

Middle English -ical

English -ical

English etiological

From etiology + -ical. By surface analysis, etio- + -logical.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌiːtɪəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/

Adjective

etiological (comparative more etiological, superlative most etiological)

1. Relating to an etiology

Derived terms

• monoetiological
• multietiological
• nonetiological
• oligoetiological
• pathoetiological
• polyetiological

Translations

Translations

• Catalan: etiològic
• Finnish: etiologinen
• French: étiologique (fr)
• German: ätiologisch (de)
• Greek: αιτιολογικός (el) m (aitiologikós)
• Italian: etiologico
• Portuguese: etiológico (pt)
• Russian: этиологи́ческий (ru) (etiologíčeskij)
• Spanish: etiológico (es)
• Turkish: etiyolojik (tr)