- For etymology on Wiktionary, see Wiktionary:Etymology.
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English
Etymology
From Middle English etimologie < Old French ethimologie < Latin etymologia < Ancient Greek ἐτυμολογία (etumologia) < ἔτυμον (etumon), “‘true sense’”) and -λογία (-logia), “‘study of’”) < λόγος (logos).
Pronunciation
- (RP) enPR: ĕt"ə-mŏl'ə-jē, IPA: /ˌɛt.ɪˈmɒl.ə.dʒi/, SAMPA: /%Et.I"mQl.@.dZi/
- (GenAm) enPR: ĕt"ə-mŏl'ə-jē, IPA: /ˌɛtəˈmɑlədʒi/, SAMPA: /%Et@"mAl@dZi/
Noun
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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
- Not to be confused with entomology.
Quotations
- For examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.
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References
- “etymology” in The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
- “etymology” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
- "etymology" in WordNet 3.0, Princeton University, 2006.
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