ETYMOLOGY


Meaning of ETYMOLOGY in English

/ ˌetɪˈmɒlədʒi; NAmE -ˈmɑːl-/ noun ( pl. -ies )

1.

[ U ] the study of the origin and history of words and their meanings

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[ C ] the origin and history of a particular word

►  etymo·logic·al / ˌetɪməˈlɒdʒɪkl; NAmE -ˈlɑːdʒ-/ adjective :

an etymological dictionary

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from Old French ethimologie , via Latin from Greek etumologia , from etumologos student of etymology, from etumon , neuter singular of etumos true.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.