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
7 November 2024
(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
