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   Et·y·mol·o·gy

   /ˌedəˈmäləjē/

   

   noun

   • 1. the study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history: "the decline of etymology as a linguistic discipline"
   • ▪ the origin of a word and the historical development of its meaning: "the etymology of the word “devil”"

   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’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. etymologist noun

   Scrabble Points: 18

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   • T

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   • Y

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   • M

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