词根：-ethn-

【词根含义】：种族

【词根来源】：希腊语ethnos(民族,人民)派生了ethnikos(异教徒的),进入拉丁语为ethnicus(异教徒的);16世纪进入英语,意义仍为“异教徒”,19世纪中期重获其原始意义“种族”。

【同源单词】：ethnic, ethnical, ethnology

词根词缀：ethno-, ethn-

【来源及含义】Greek: people, race, tribe, nation; group of people living together; community, family

【相关词根词缀】Related "people, human" word units: anthropo-; demo-; ochlo-; popu-; publi-.

【同源单词】ethnagogue, ethnarch, ethnarchy, ethnic, ethnically, ethnicism

词根词缀：etho-, eth-, ethi-

【来源及含义】Greek: custom, habit; character, manners; usage

【同源单词】caco, ethic, ethical, ethicality, ethicize, ethics

词根词缀：-ic

【来源及含义】Greek: a suffix; pertaining to; of the nature of, like; in chemistry, it denotes a higher valence of the element than is expressed by -ous

【同源单词】abdominocystic, abdominopelvic, abdominoscopy, abdominothoracic, abiogenetic, abiogenic