cause vs etiology

etiology vs cause

cause and etiology both are nouns.

cause is a verb but etiology is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cause	Yes	No	Yes	No
etiology	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, etiology is a hyponym of cause; that is, etiology is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cause:

cause: events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
etiology: the cause of a disease

Other hyponyms of cause include antecedent, aetiology, factor, producer, mutagenesis.

cause (noun)	etiology (noun)
any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results	the philosophical study of causation
a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy	the cause of a disease
a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
a justification for something existing or happening
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

cause (verb)	etiology (verb)
cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally

Difference between cause and etiology

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