Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aetiology

/i.tiˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.96 in modern English

Syllables: ae-ti-ol-o-gy
IPA: /i.tiˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The establishment of a cause, origin, or reason for something.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The study of causes or causation.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The study or investigation of the causes of disease; a scientific explanation for the origin of a disease.

Uncountable

noun

A cause of disease or of any particular case of a disease (but see pathology § Usage notes).

Countable

Example Sentences

"I do not know where the idea first arose of enlisting internal (subjective) excitations of the sensory organs as well as external sensory stimuli; but it is in fact done in all the more recent accounts of the aetiology of dreams [translating Traumätiologie]."

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 aetiology Borrowed from Latin aetiologia. By surface analysis, aetio- + -logy. Doublet of aetiologia.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /i.tiˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/
British English: /iː.tɪˈɒ.lə.dʒi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

aetiologies (plural) ætiology (alternative, archaic) aitiology (alternative) etiology (alternative, Canada)

Derived Forms

aetiologic aetiologics aetiologist aetiologize etiologic etiological etiologically etiologist palaetiology

Frequently Paired Words

entomology ethnology ethology etymology

Synonyms

etiology

Rhymes With

technology appropriate technology psychology biology apology ideology theology geology ecology anthropology mythology archaeology

Questions

How do you pronounce aetiology?: The recorded pronunciation is /i.tiˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/.
What does aetiology mean?: The establishment of a cause, origin, or reason for something.
Where does aetiology come from?: 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 aetiology Borrowed from Latin aetiologia. By surface analysis, aetio- + -logy. Doublet of aetiologia.

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