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      aetiological
      adjective
      relating to the etiology of a disease
      of or relating to the philosophical study of causation
      Roots
      aitiaaetio- · Greek · causelogoslog- · Greek · study, discourseikos-ic · Greek · adjective suffixalis-al · Latin · adjective suffix
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      The word aetiological breaks down into 4 roots of Greek and Latin origin: aetio, from Greek aitia (“cause”); log, from Greek logos (“study, discourse”); -ic, from Greek ikos (“adjective suffix”); and -al, from Latin alis (“adjective suffix”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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