ethymologie

Middle English

/ɛtimɔˈlɔdʒiː/

noun
Definitions
  • The purported true, primordial and innate sense of a term.
  • (rare) The study of such senses.

Etymology

Borrowed 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

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