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et·y·mol·o·gy

etymology

 
pronunciation:
e t ma lih ji
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part of speech: noun
inflections: etymologies
definition 1: an explanation of the history of a word and its meanings.
An etymology tells where a word came from originally, how its meaning might have changed over time, and how it may have a developed additional meanings.
definition 2: the branch of language study that deals with the origins and development of words and their meanings.
derivations: etymological (adj.), etymologically (adv.), etymologist (n.)
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