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hexiology
Hexiology comes from Ancient Greek ἕξις ‘state or habit’, from ἔχω ‘to have’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- ‘to overpower’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*seǵʰ-‘to overpower’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*séǵʰeti‘to overpower, take hold of’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*hékʰō‘to have’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἔχω‘to have’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἕξιςhéxis‘state or habit’
- Englishearliest quotation 1881hexiology
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*seǵʰ-‘to overpower’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*séǵʰeti‘to overpower, take hold of’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*hékʰō‘to have’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἔχω‘to have’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἕξιςhéxis‘state or habit’
- Englishearliest quotation 1881hexiology
Earliest quotation: 1881, Harper's Magazine:: “Dr. Mivart treats elaborately upon the anatomy, physiology, psychology,…”
The story
Coined in 1894 by an English naturalist, St.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- ‘to overpower’
school, severe, scholar, severity, hector, perseverance, scholastic, schema, shul, 22 more
through Ancient Greek ἔχω ‘to have’
through Ancient Greek ἕξις ‘state or habit’
Today it means
noun The science dealing with the relations of living creatures to other organisms, and to their surrounding conditions generally.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- / hexiology