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etymology
[ et-uh-mol-uh-jee ]
noun
- the derivation of a word.
Synonyms: ,
- a chronological account of the birth and development of a particular word or element of a word, often delineating its spread from one language to another and its evolving changes in form and meaning.
- the study of historical linguistic change, especially as manifested in individual words.
etymology
/ ˌɛtɪməˈlɒdʒɪkəl; ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒɪ /
noun
- the study of the sources and development of words and morphemes
- an account of the source and development of a word or morpheme
Derived Forms
- ˌٲˈDZDz, noun
- etymological, adjective
- ˌٲ⳾ˈDz, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ···Dz·· [et-, uh, -m, uh, -, loj, -i-k, uh, l], y··Dzi adjective
- y··Dzi·· adverb
- y·DZo· noun
- d·y··Dzi· adjective
- pseudo·y··Dzi·· adverb
- ܲe··DZo· noun plural subetymologies
- ܲe···Dzi adjective
- ܲe···Dzi· adjective
- ܲe···Dzi··ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of etymology1
Word History and Origins
Origin of etymology1
Example Sentences
Among the notes included in the “Furlough’s Paradise” script is an etymology of the word “furlough” — as in, “permission, liberty granted to do something.”
As a child, Kim enjoyed looking up words in the dictionary and learning their etymology, a hobby that endured into adulthood.
Not because those words aren’t fitting descriptors for Ani, but because she’s far more complex than a couple of attributes you can pull from the etymology section of a mommy blog.
There are corners of the internet that spend more time worrying about the etymology of Darth Vader’s name than the policies of any politician.
Near the end, on “Ti nèg,” Joachim contrasts a peaceable tone with what the album’s liner notes describe as an effort to reclaim “the etymology of the N word.”
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