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Etymology of the English word epidemiology

the English word epidemiology
derived from the English word epidemic
derived from the French word epidemique
derived from the Late Latin word epidemique
derived from the Greek word epidemia, ἐπιδημία
derived from the Greek word epidemios, ἐπιδήμιος
derived from the Byzantine Greek word epi, ἐπί (upon; properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case); over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.)
derived from the Late Greek word demos, δῆμος (the public (as bound together socially))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *da-
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dā-
using the English suffix -logy
derived from the Medieval Latin word epidemia (epidemic)
derived from the Greek word epidemia, ἐπιδημία
derived from the Greek word epidemios, ἐπιδήμιος
derived from the Byzantine Greek word epi, ἐπί (upon; properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case); over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.)
derived from the Late Greek word demos, δῆμος (the public (as bound together socially))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *da-
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dā-

Cognates

French épidemiologie, German Epidemiologie, Italian epidemiologia, Lithuanian epidemiologija, Polish epidemiologia, Russian эпидемиoлoгия

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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