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ethnological

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to ethnology.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to ethnology

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • ethnological field work

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ethnologic

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English ethnology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English ethnological From ethnology + -ical.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: etnològic — of or relating to ethnology
  • French: ethnologique — of or relating to ethnology
  • German: ethnologisch — of or relating to ethnology
  • Irish: eitneolaíochta — of or relating to ethnology
  • Irish: eitneolaíochtúil — of or relating to ethnology
  • Italian: etnologico — of or relating to ethnology
  • Latvian: etnoloģisks — of or relating to ethnology
  • Portuguese: etnológico — of or relating to ethnology
  • Romanian: etnologic — of or relating to ethnology
  • Russian: этнологи́ческий (etnologíčeskij) — of or relating to ethnology
  • Spanish: etnológico — of or relating to ethnology
  • Swedish: etnologisk — of or relating to ethnology