Etymology

Meaning

Noun

●

In Linguistics:

The study of the

development of

,

as

in individual words.

●

The

of

that a

,

, or

has

throughout its

; the derivation.

●

An

the

and

development of a

as

in a

or the like.

●

In Linguistics:

The

of a

,

who someone was

after.

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Origin

etymology

English

etimologie

Middle English (1100-1500)

ethimologie

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

etymologia

Latin

ἐτυμολογία

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

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