Etymology of the English word axiology
the English word
axiologyderived from the French word
axiologiederived from the Greek word
axios, ἄξιος (appropriately; deserving, comparable or suitable (as if drawing praise))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ag-using the Late Greek suffix
-logia, -λογία
derived from the Greek word
logos, λόγος (word, speech, topic, treatise, reasoning)
derived from the Greek word
legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
derived from the Greek word
logia, λογία (a contribution)
derived from the Greek word
logos, λόγος (word, speech, topic, treatise, reasoning)
derived from the Greek word
legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
derived from the Greek word
legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
derived from the Greek word
axia, ἀξία
Date
The earliest known usage of axiology in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
