| etymology | Origin: L.etymologia, Gr.; etymon + discourse, description: cf. F. Etymologie. See Etymon, and -logy. 1. <study> That branch of philological science which treats of the history of words, tracing out their origin, primitive significance, and changes of from and meaning. 2. That pert of grammar which relates to the changes in the form of the words in a language; inflection. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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a history of a word the study of the sources and development of words
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The history of a word shown by tracing its usages and forms back to its earliest known form.
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The history and derivation of words, and their study.
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is the study of the origin and history of words.
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(1) The origin of a word. (2) The study of word origins and the history of words--especially how words can be traced back to a root, ie, an earlier source word. See etymon. Contrast with folk etymology.
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