etymology

noun
[L298]

Related

Derived from ἔτυμον

Derived from -λογία

Compounds

In compounds

Forms

  • singular : etymology
  • plural : etymologies

Senses

  • study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time

    • Various attempts have been made to fix the etymology of the word as derived from Span

  • An account of the origin and historical development of a word as presented in a dictionary or the like