adjective
or ae·ti·o·log·ic |ē]d.ēə|läjik, ]tē- also |e] ; or eti·o·log·i·cal or ae·ti·o·log·i·cal -jə̇kəl, -jēk-
Etymology: Greek aitiologikos inquiring into causes, from aitiologia + -ikos -ic, -ical
: relating to etiology : assigning or seeking to assign a cause
etiologic myth
• eti·o·log·i·cal·ly or ae·ti·o·log·i·cal·ly -jə̇k(ə)lē, -jēk-, -li\ adverb