etymology

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English

Etymology

From Middle English ethymologie, from Old French ethimologie, from Latin etymologia, from Ancient Greek ἐτυμολογία (etumología), from ἔτυμον (étumon, true sense) and -λογία (-logía, study of), from λόγος (lógos, word; explanation).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ĕt"ə-mŏl'ə-jē, IPA(key): /ˌɛt.ɪˈmɒl.ə.dʒi/
  • (General American) enPR: ĕt"ə-mŏl'ə-jē, IPA(key): /ˌɛt.ɪˈmɑl.ə.dʒi/
  • Hyphenation: e‧ty‧mo‧lo‧gy
  • Rhymes: -ɒlədʒi

Noun

etymology (plural etymologies)

  1. (uncountable) The study of the historical development of languages, particularly as manifested in individual words.
  2. (countable) An account of the origin and historical development of a word.

Usage notes

  • Not to be confused with entomology (the study of insects) or etiology (the study of causes or origins).

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