aetiological

/ ˌiːtɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl /

adjective

of or relating to aetiology
philosophy (of an explanation) in terms of causal precedents, as opposed, for instance, to the intentions of an agent

On the other hand there are melancholias in which the exciting cause clearly plays an aetiological part.

Fundamentally the story is an evident aetiological myth, intended to account for the existence of some curious swampy hollow.

And from minds of a more reflective cast than the Roman, it received answer in the form of mythology, of aetiological myths.

They may also be aetiological in their nature and form an elaborate record of a custom.

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