Etiology (alternately aetiology, aitiology) is the study of
causation. Derived from the
Greek , "giving a reason for" ( "cause" + ). The word is most commonly used in medical and philosophical theories, where it is used to refer to the study of why things occur, or even the reasons behind the way that things act, and is used in
philosophy,
physics,
psychology, government, and
medicine, and
biology in reference to the causes of various phenomena. An etiological myth is a
myth intended to explain a name or create a mythic history for a place or family.
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