myEtymology.com: English etymology of cetology

Etymology of the English word cetology

the English word cetology

using the English suffix -logy

derived from the Medieval Latin word cetus (whale; porpoise; dolphin)

derived from the Latin word coetus (meeting, encounter, assembly; social intercourse, society)

derived from the Latin word coitus (meeting, encounter, gathering; union, sexual intercourse; fertilization)

derived from the Latin word coire (enter agreement; unite, assemble; fit together; have sexual intercourse; collect)

derived from the Latin word ire (to go; go, walk; march)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ei-

using the Latin prefix co-

derived from the Latin prefix com-

derived from the Latin word cum (with)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kom (near, with, together)

derived from the Greek word ketos, κῆτος (a huge fish (as gaping for prey))

using the Greek suffix -ène

using the English prefix cet-

The earliest known usage of cetology in English dates from the 19th century.

Word found in Modern English