• That branch of philological science which treats of the
    history of words, tracing out their origin, primitive significance, and
    changes of form and meaning.


    Etymology meaning & definition 1 of Etymology.


  • I am surprised that this word is not here yet....now it is.
    [Etymology] is the study of the [origins of words]. Some words have been derived from other languages, possibly in a changed form (the source words are called etymons). Through old texts and comparisons with other languages, etymologists try to reconstruct the history of words — when they entered a language, from what source, and how their form and meaning changed.
    A word often misused and mispronounced entymology which is the study of [insects]!

    Etymology meaning & definition 2 of Etymology.


  • The study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history.

    Etymology meaning & definition 3 of Etymology.

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