etymology
(noun) the study of the sources and development of words
etymology
(noun) a history of a word
Source: WordNet® 3.1
etymology (plural etymologies)
(uncountable) The study of the historical development of languages, particularly as manifested in individual words.
(countable) The origin and historical development of a word; the derivation.
(countable) An account of the origin and historical development of a word as presented in a dictionary or the like.
• Not to be confused with entomology (“the study of insects”) or etiology (“the study of causes or origins”).
• onomastics
Source: Wiktionary
Et`y*mol"o*gy, n.; pl. Etymologies. Etym: [L.etymologia, Gr. Ă©tymologie. See Etymon, and -logy.]
1. That branch of philological science which treats of the history of words, tracing out their origin, primitive significance, and changes of from and meaning.
2. That pert of grammar which relates to the changes in the form of the words in a language; inflection.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 October 2024
(adjective) of such great duration as to preclude the possibility of being assigned a date; “dateless customs”
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