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etymology

[ et-uh-mol-uh-jee ]

noun

plural etymologies.
  1. the derivation of a word.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. a chronological account of the birth and development of a particular word or element of a word, often delineating its spread from one language to another and its evolving changes in form and meaning.
  3. the study of historical linguistic change, especially as manifested in individual words.


etymology

/ 藢蓻t瑟m蓹藞l蓲d蕭瑟k蓹l; 藢蓻t瑟藞m蓲l蓹d蕭瑟 /

noun

  1. the study of the sources and development of words and morphemes
  2. an account of the source and development of a word or morpheme
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藢别迟测藞尘辞濒辞驳颈蝉迟, noun
  • etymological, adjective
  • 藢别迟测尘辞藞濒辞驳颈肠补濒濒测, adverb
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 别迟路测路尘辞路濒辞驳路颈路肠补濒 [et-, uh, -m, uh, -, loj, -i-k, uh, l], 别迟顎厃路尘辞路濒辞驳顎僫肠 adjective
  • 别迟顎厃路尘辞路濒辞驳顎僫路肠补濒路濒测 adverb
  • 别迟顎厃路尘辞濒顎僶路驳颈蝉迟 noun
  • 辫蝉别耻顎卍辞路别迟顎厃路尘辞路濒辞驳顎僫路肠补濒 adjective
  • pseu顎卍o路别迟顎厃路尘辞路濒辞驳顎僫路肠补濒路濒测 adverb
  • 蝉耻产顎卐迟路测路尘辞濒顎僶路驳测 noun plural subetymologies
  • 耻苍顎卐迟路测路尘辞路濒辞驳顎僫肠 adjective
  • 耻苍顎卐迟路测路尘辞路濒辞驳顎僫路肠补濒 adjective
  • 耻苍顎卐迟路测路尘辞路濒辞驳顎僫路肠补濒路ly adverb
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of etymology1

First recorded in 1350鈥1400; Middle English, from Latin etymologia, from Greek 别迟测尘辞濒辞驳铆补, equivalent to 别迟测尘辞濒贸驳(辞蝉) 鈥渟tudying the true meanings and values of words鈥 ( 茅迟测尘辞(蝉) 鈥渢rue鈥 + 濒贸驳辞蝉 鈥渨ord, reason鈥) + -ia noun suffix; etymon, -y 3
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of etymology1

C14: via Latin from Greek etumologia; see etymon , -logy
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Example Sentences

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As a child, Kim enjoyed looking up words in the dictionary and learning their etymology, a hobby that endured into adulthood.

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There are corners of the internet that spend more time worrying about the etymology of Darth Vader鈥檚 name than the policies of any politician.

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Near the end, on 鈥淭i n猫g,鈥 Joachim contrasts a peaceable tone with what the album鈥檚 liner notes describe as an effort to reclaim 鈥渢he etymology of the N word.鈥

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