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