Etymology - English meaning

Etymology – definitions in English dictionary

noun
The study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history.
Usage examples:
The decline of etymology as a linguistic discipline

noun
The origin and history of a word or words, or the study of word origins

Etymology translation into English

Etymology: translate from English into Chinese

词源, 语源

Etymology: translate from English into Dutch

Etymologie, Woordafleiding

Etymology: translate from English into French

Étymologie

Etymology: translate from English into German

Etymologie

Etymology: translate from English into Hindi

शब्द-साधन, व्युत्पत्ति, व्युत्पत्ति विज्ञान, निरुक्ति, शब्द-व्युपत्तिशास्र, शब्द-व्युपत्ति

Etymology: translate from English into Italian

Etimologia

Etymology: translate from English into Korean

어원, 어원 연구

Etymology: translate from English into Russian

Этимология

Etymology: translate from English into Spanish

Etimología, Ciencia etimológica

Word origin

late Middle English: from Old French ethimologie, via Latin from Greek etumologia, from etumologos ‘student of etymology’, from etumon, neuter singular of etumos ‘true’.

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Etymology – similar words

etymologically

adverb
In a way that relates to the origin and history of words, or of one particular word
Usage examples:
English is the most etymologically varied language on earth., the word "pagan" etymologically means…

Etymologically - all meanings in English

etymological

adjective
Relating to the origin and historical development of words and their meanings.
Usage examples:
An etymological dictionary

adjective
Relating to the study of the origin and history of words, or of one particular word
Usage examples:
In "door lock" and "lock of hair", the word "lock" has different etymological origins., an etymolog…

Etymological - all meanings in English