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et·y·mol·o·gy
 etymology
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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.
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related words: |
derivation |
derivations: |
etymological (adj.), etymologically (adv.), etymologist (n.) |
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