Etymology
11etymology — [14] The underlying meaning of etymology is ‘finding the underlying or ‘true’ meaning of words’. Its ultimate source is Greek étumos ‘real, true’. From this was derived étumon ‘true or literal sense of a word’ (acquired by English in the 16th… …
12etymology — [[t]e̱tɪmɒ̱ləʤi[/t]] etymologies 1) N UNCOUNT Etymology is the study of the origins and historical development of words. 2) N COUNT The etymology of a particular word is its history …
13etymology — UK [ˌetɪˈmɒlədʒɪ] / US [ˌetɪˈmɑlədʒɪ] noun Word forms etymology : singular etymology plural etymologies linguistics a) [countable] the origin and development of a particular word b) [uncountable] the study of the origins and development of words… …
14etymology — [14] The underlying meaning of etymology is ‘finding the underlying or ‘true’ meaning of words’. Its ultimate source is Greek étumos ‘real, true’. From this was derived étumon ‘true or literal sense of a word’ (acquired by English in the 16th… …
15etymology — noun (plural gies) Etymology: Middle English ethimologie, from Anglo French, from Latin etymologia, from Greek, from etymon + logia logy Date: 14th century 1. the history of a linguistic form (as a word) shown by tracing its development since its …
16etymology — Synonyms and related words: bowwow theory, comparative linguistics, derivation, descriptive linguistics, dialectology, dingdong theory, eponymy, folk etymology, glossematics, glossology, glottochronology, glottology, grammar, graphemics,… …
17etymology — The study of the origin of words. It has influenced exegesis, especially of the OT. It has sometimes been assumed that the root meaning of a verb in Hebrew, or a related Semitic language, was a clue to its meaning in the Bible, and that it was… …
18etymology — [ˌɛtɪ mɒlədʒi] noun (plural etymologies) an account of the origins and the developments in meaning of a word. Derivatives etymological adjective etymologically adverb etymologist noun etymologize or etymologise …
19etymology — Dealing with the origin of words; species descriptions commonly give the etymology for the specific epithet …
20etymology — et•y•mol•o•gy [[t]ˌɛt əˈmɒl ə dʒi[/t]] n. pl. gies 1) ling. the history of a particular word or element of a word 2) ling. an account of the origin and development of a word or word element 3) ling. the study of historical linguistic change, esp …
