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Full Idea
The Greek does not disambiguate between 'cause' and 'explanation', since the same terms ('aitia' and 'aition') can be translated in both ways.
Gist of Idea
Greek uses the same word for 'cause' and 'explanation'
Source
Kathrin Koslicki (Essence, Necessity and Explanation [2012], 13.3.1 n15)
Book Ref
'Contemporary Aristotelian Metaphysics', ed/tr. Tahko,Tuomas [CUP 2012], p.200
A Reaction
This is essential information if we are to understand Aristotle's Four Causes, which are quite baffling if we take 'causes' in the modern way. The are the Four Modes of Explanation.