etymology
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Etymology [edit]
From Middle English etimologie, from Old French ethimologie, from Latin etymologia, from Ancient Greek ἐτυμολογία (etumologia), from ἔτυμον (etumon, “true sense”) and -λογία (-logia, “study of”) (from λόγος (logos)).
Pronunciation [edit]
- (RP) enPR: ĕt"ə-mŏl'ə-jē, IPA: /ˌɛt.ɪˈmɒl.ə.dʒi/, X-SAMPA: /%Et.I"mQl.@.dZi/
- (GenAm) enPR: ĕt"ə-mŏl'ə-jē, IPA: /ˌɛtəˈmɑlədʒi/, X-SAMPA: /%Et@"mAl@dZi/
Noun [edit]
etymology (plural etymologies)
- (uncountable) The study of the historical development of languages, particularly as manifested in individual words.
- (countable) An account of the origin and historical development of a word.
Usage notes [edit]
- Not to be confused with entomology (“the study of insects”) or etiology (“the study of causes or origins”).
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Translations [edit]
study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words
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account of the origin and historical development of a word
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