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etiology

/ˌitiˈɑlədʒi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.61 in modern English

Syllables
eti-ol-o-gy
IPA
/ˌitiˈɑlədʒi/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

US standard spelling of aetiology.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

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.

Usage

Inflected Forms

etiologies (plural)

Derived Forms

ethnoetiology etiological etiologist etiologize etiopathology pathoetiology

Synonyms

aetiology

Rhymes With

technology psychology biology ideology theology methodology sociology geology ecology terminology anthropology physiology

Questions

How do you pronounce etiology?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌitiˈɑlədʒi/.
What does etiology mean?
US standard spelling of aetiology.
Where does etiology 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 Borrowed from Latin aetiologia. By surface analysis, etio- + -logy. Doublet of aetiologia.

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