etymology meaning

• Noun: etymology  `etu'mólujee
  1. A history of a word 
  2. The study of the sources and development of words

  Derived forms: etymologies

  See also: etymological, etymologist, etymologize

  Type of: account, chronicle, history, linguistics, story

  Encyclopedia: Etymology

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  [Medicine]
  The terms,expressions,designations,or symbols used in a particular science,discipline,or specialized subject area.

• The hippies' etymology is contentious.
• The hippies etymology is contentious.
• The word "monsoon" has an ancient and debatable etymology which many authorities have already tried to trace.
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• On the study of chinese etymology to applied linguistics
• Current situation and expectation of the research of chinese etymology
• etymology of rus and derivatives
• etymology : this phrase comes from world war ii us army slang
• Language origin and etymology
• On the study of etymology in the notes from the dynasties of wei and jin to tang dynasty

• "etymology" meaning in Chinese: n. 1.词源，语源。2.词源[语源]学。
• "etymology" meaning in Japanese: etymology n. 語源学; 語源. 【動詞＋】 ◆determine the etymology of a ...
• "etymology" meaning in Russian: 1) этимология Ex: popular etymology народная этимология
• "etymology" meaning in French: n. étymologie, étude de l'origine des mots et de leur st...