English
gynecologist
Gynecologist comes from Ancient Greek γυνή ‘woman’, from λέγω ‘to put in order, arrange, gather’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*leǵ-‘to collect, gather’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*légō‘to gather’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλέγω‘to put in order, arrange, gather’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEγυνήgunḗ‘woman’
- Englishearliest quotation 1986gynecologist
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*leǵ-‘to collect, gather’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*légō‘to gather’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλέγω‘to put in order, arrange, gather’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEγυνήgunḗ‘woman’
- Englishearliest quotation 1986gynecologist
Earliest quotation: 1986, Emil Steinberger, G. Frajese: “Dr. Schirren: The members of this round table keep…”
Equivalent to gynecology + -ist
Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn ‘woman’
Proto-Hellenic *gʷənā ‘woman’
Ancient Greek γυνή ‘woman’
French gynécologie
English gynecology
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- ‘to collect, gather’
election, collection, lesson, elite, select, eligible, elegant, collect, logic, elect, legion, coil, negligence, apology, trilogy, analogy, sociology, leach, diligent, terminology, logos, negligent, negligible, physiology, pathology, cull, monologue, prologue, legation, eulogy, archaeologist, pathologist, lignite, lignin, logistic, etymology, homologous, entomology, epistemology, etiology, 163 more
through Proto-Hellenic *légō ‘to gather’
through Ancient Greek λέγω ‘to put in order, arrange, gather’
technology, catalogue, lexical, lexicon, epilogue, astrology, dialectic, alexia, cosmology, lexis, dialogic, 20 more
Today it means
noun A physician specializing in diseases of the female reproductive system.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- / gynecologist