etiological

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How do you pronounce etiological?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˌiːtɪəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/.

What does etiological mean?

Relating to an etiology

Where does etiological 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 etiology 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. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English etiological From etiology + -ical. By surface analysis, etio- + -logical.

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