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# {{uncountable}} The study of the [[historical]] development of languages, particularly as manifested in individual words. |
# {{uncountable}} The study of the [[historical]] development of languages, particularly as manifested in individual words. |
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# {{countable}} An account of the [[origin]] and [[historical]] development of a word. |
# {{countable}} An account of the [[origin]] and [[historical]] development of a word. |
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* Not to be confused with {{term|entomology|lang=en||the study of insects}} or {{term|etiology|lang=en||the study of causes or origins}}. |
* Not to be confused with {{term|entomology|lang=en||the study of insects}} or {{term|etiology|lang=en||the study of causes or origins}}. |
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Revision as of 02:53, 26 January 2011
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English (deprecated template usage) etimologie < (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French (deprecated template usage) ethimologie < (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin (deprecated template usage) etymologia < (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek (deprecated template usage) Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter "sc" should be a valid script code; the value "polytonic" is not valid. See WT:LOS. < (deprecated template usage) Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter "sc" should be a valid script code; the value "polytonic" is not valid. See WT:LOS. and (deprecated template usage) Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter "sc" should be a valid script code; the value "polytonic" is not valid. See WT:LOS. < (deprecated template usage) Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter "sc" should be a valid script code; the value "polytonic" is not valid. See WT:LOS..
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. enPR: ĕt"ə-mŏl'ə-jē, Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "/ˌɛt.ɪˈmɒl.ə.dʒi/" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E., Template:SAMPA
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "GenAm" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. enPR: ĕt"ə-mŏl'ə-jē, Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "/ˌɛtəˈmɑlədʒi/" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E., Template:SAMPA
Noun
etymology (plural etymolog or etymologies)
- Template:uncountable The study of the historical development of languages, particularly as manifested in individual words.
- Template:countable An account of the origin and historical development of a word.
Usage notes
- Not to be confused with (deprecated template usage) entomology or (deprecated template usage) etiology.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
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- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.
References
- “etymology”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
- “etymology”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- "etymology" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms derived from Old French
- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English nouns with irregular plurals
- Translations to be checked (Undetermined)
- Language code is name/ttbc/unrecognised
- Linguistics