etymology

English

/ˌɛt.ɪˈmɒl.ə.dʒi/, /ˌɛt.ɪˈmɑl.ə.dʒi/

noun
Definitions
  • (uncountable) The study of the historical development of languages, particularly as manifested in individual words.
  • (countable) The origin and historical development of a word; the derivation.
  • (countable) An account of the origin and historical development of a word as presented in a dictionary or the like.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English ethymologie derived from Old French ethimologie derived from Latin etymologia derived from Ancient Greek ἐτυμολογία (etymology, study of true senses).

Origin

Ancient Greek

ἐτυμολογία

Gloss

etymology, study of true senses

Timeline

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Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms