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Synonyms for etymology

Grammar : Noun
Spell : et-uh-mol-uh-jee
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɛt əˈmɒl ə dʒi


Définition of etymology

Origin :
  • late 14c., ethimolegia "facts of the origin and development of a word," from Old French et(h)imologie (14c., Modern French étymologie), from Latin etymologia, from Greek etymologia, properly "study of the true sense (of a word)," from etymon "true sense" (neuter of etymos "true, real, actual," related to eteos "true") + -logia "study of, a speaking of" (see -logy).
  • In classical times, of meanings; later, of histories. Latinized by Cicero as veriloquium. As a branch of linguistic science, from 1640s. Related: Etymological; etymologically.
  • noun word history
Example sentences :
  • Cat language has been reduced to etymology in several tongues.
  • Extract from : « Concerning Cats » by Helen M. Winslow
  • Why does the meaning of words depart so widely from their etymology?
  • Extract from : « Cratylus » by Plato
  • The etymology of the euphonious word "Lobskous" I am unable to give.
  • Extract from : « War from the Inside » by Frederick L. (Frederick Lyman) Hitchcock
  • I say, what 's the derivation of your cockie-leekie,—the etymology of the phrase?
  • Extract from : « Roland Cashel » by Charles James Lever
  • I refer not merely, of course, to its etymology, but rather to its spiritual import.
  • Extract from : « Socialism » by John Spargo
  • The etymology of the word koldun is still, I believe, a moot point.
  • Extract from : « Russian Fairy Tales » by W. R. S. Ralston
  • Criticism, as its etymology indicates, is the act of judging.
  • Extract from : « Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism » by F. V. N. Painter
  • It makes a feature of the derivation or etymology of the words.
  • Extract from : « The Elements of Bacteriological Technique » by John William Henry Eyre
  • The etymology of the names of these two deities indicates their meaning and relation.
  • Extract from : « Homer's Odyssey » by Denton J. Snider
  • Many conjectures have been made as to the etymology of oriel.
  • Extract from : « The Romance of Words (4th ed.) » by Ernest Weekley

Antonyms for etymology

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