Etymology synonyms

ĕt'ə-mŏl'ə-jē

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word origins
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word history
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historical-linguistics
(Linguistics) The scientific study of language change.
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origin
Origin is the start, center or beginning of something or the place where a person comes from.
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development of vocabulary
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derivation
(Linguistics) The historical origin and development of a word; an etymology.
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philology
The study of written records, esp. literary texts, in order to determine their authenticity, meaning, etc.
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onomastics
The study of the origins and forms of proper names.
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language (related)
All the vocal sounds, words, and ways of combining them common to a particular nation, tribe, or other speech community
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history
Something that belongs to the past:
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word origin
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etymological (related)
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etymologically (related)
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literal meaning (related)
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orthography (related)
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cognates (related)
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aramaic (related)
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neologism (related)
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Find another word for etymology. In this page you can discover 18 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for etymology, like: word origins, word history, historical-linguistics, origin, development of vocabulary, derivation, philology, onomastics, language, history and word origin.
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Etymology Sentence Examples

  • The etymology of the word Pali is uncertain.

  • The etymology may be wrong, but this is the popular sense of the word.

  • This etymology, however, is not much in favour now.

  • In etymology he endeavoured to find a Roman explanation of words where possible (according to him frater was =fere alter).

  • For Pallas, he prefers the old etymology from, raXXw (to "shake"), rather in the sense of "earth-shaker" than "` lance-brandisher."

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