ethology
English
/iːˈθɒlədʒi/
noun
Definitions
- (zoology) The scientific study of human and animal behaviour.
- (obsolete) The study of the human ethos.
Etymology
Derived from Latin ēthologia (the art of depicting imitating character).
Origin
Latin
ēthologia
Gloss
the art of depicting imitating character
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ethologic English
- ethologist English
- neuroethologist English
- neuroethology English
- paleoethology English
- ēthologia Latin
- ἠθολογία Ancient Greek
- etologia Polish