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Meaning of "etymological" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ETYMOLOGICAL

etymological  [ˌɛtɪməˈlɒdʒɪk əl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ETYMOLOGICAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Etymological is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ETYMOLOGICAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Etymology

Etymology is the study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time. By an extension, the term "the etymology of " means the origin of the particular word. For languages with a long written history, etymologists make use of texts in these languages and texts about the languages to gather knowledge about how words were used during earlier periods of their history and when they entered the languages in question. Etymologists also apply the methods of comparative linguistics to reconstruct information about languages that are too old for any direct information to be available. By analyzing related languages with a technique known as the comparative method, linguists can make inferences about their shared parent language and its vocabulary. In this way, word roots have been found that can be traced all the way back to the origin of, for instance, the Indo-European language family. Even though etymological research originally grew from the philological tradition, currently much etymological research is done on language families where little or no early documentation is available, such as Uralic and Austronesian.

Definition of etymological in the English dictionary

The definition of etymological in the dictionary is of or relating to the sources and development of words and morphemes.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ETYMOLOGICAL


agrobiological
ˌæɡrəʊˌbaɪəˈlɒdʒɪk əl
audiological
ˌɔːdɪəˈlɒdʒɪk əl
cardiological
ˌkɑːdɪəˈlɒdʒɪk əl
Christological
ˌkrɪstəˈlɒdʒɪk əl
conchological
ˌkɒŋkəˈlɒdʒɪk əl
cytological
ˌsaɪtəˈlɒdʒɪk əl
dendrochronological
ˌdɛndrəʊˌkrɒn əˈlɒdʒɪk əl
dermatological
ˌdɜːmətəˈlɒdʒɪk əl
ecclesiological
ɪˌkliːzɪəˈlɒdʒɪk əl
Egyptological
ɪˌdʒɪptəˈlɒdʒɪk əl
electrometallurgical
ɪˌlɛktrəʊˌmɛtəˈlɜːdʒɪk əl
electrophysiological
ɪˌlɛktrəʊˌfɪzɪəʊˈlɒdʒɪk əl
electrosurgical
ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈsɜːdʒɪk əl
enological
ˌiːnəˈlɒdʒɪk əl
entomological
ˌɛntəməˈlɒdʒɪk əl
enzymological
ˌɛnzaɪməˈlɒdʒɪk əl
epidemiological
ˈɛpɪˌdi:mɪəˈlɒdʒɪk əl
eschatological
ˌɛskətəˈlɒdʒɪk əl
ethological
ˌɛθəˈlɒdʒɪk əl
etiological
ˌiːtɪəˈlɒdʒɪk əl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ETYMOLOGICAL

ettercap
ettin
ettle
ETU
ETV
ety.
etym.
etyma
etymic
etymol.
etymologically
etymologicon
etymologicum
etymologies
etymologise
etymologist
etymologize
etymology
etymon
etypic

WORDS THAT END LIKE ETYMOLOGICAL

archaeological
biological
chemical
chronological
ecological
genealogical
geological
histological
hydrological
logical
magical
meteorological
methodological
morphological
neurological
pathological
physiological
psychological
surgical
technological
theological

Synonyms and antonyms of etymological in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «etymological» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ETYMOLOGICAL

Find out the translation of etymological to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of etymological from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «etymological» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

词源
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

etimológico
570 millions of speakers

English

etymological
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

व्युत्पत्तिशास्त्र
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اشتقاقي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

этимологический
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

etimológico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বু্যত্পত্তিগত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

étymologique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Etimologi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

etymologisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

語源の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

어원
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Etymological
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

từ nguyên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சொற்பிறப்பியல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

व्यत्पत्तिविषयक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

etimolojik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

etimologica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

etymologiczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

етимологічний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

etimologic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ετυμολογική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

etimologiese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

etymological
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

etymologiske
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of etymological

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ETYMOLOGICAL»

The term «etymological» is regularly used and occupies the 97.106 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ETYMOLOGICAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «etymological» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «etymological» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about etymological

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ETYMOLOGICAL»

Discover the use of etymological in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to etymological and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
ABC Etymological Dictionary of Old Chinese
Printbegrænsninger: Der kan printes 10 sider ad gangen og max. 40 sider pr. session
Axel Schuessler, 2007
2
The Universal Etymological English Dictionary
Alphabets of the English, Saxon, Greek, and Hebrew Chambers, paralleled for the Use of those who would acquaint themselves with the Etymological Words. English Capitals, O. English Capita Saxon Capitals, Greek Capitals, English small, ...
N. Bailey, 1737
3
A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language
This 1901 volume of A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language completely updates the classic reference work first published in 1882.
Walter W. Skeat, Walter William Skeat, 2005
4
Etymological Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew: Based on the ...
This work analyzes the deep concepts inherent in Hebrew, the Divine language, revealing how every word's root contains connotations essential to a greater understanding of Torah.
Matityahu Clark, Samson Raphael Hirsch, 1999
5
Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages
Just before completing an update and revision of his 1964 Etimologicheskii slovar' kartnel'skikh iszykov, Klimov died, and his wife and colleagues in Moscow have seen the project through.
Georgiĭ Andreevich Klimov, 1998
6
Hittite Etymological Dictionary: Words beginning with N
Volume seven of the dictionary deals with words beginning with N.
Jaan Puhvel, 2007
7
Etymological Dictionary of Egyptian: M-
This is the third and final volume of the Etymological Dictionary of Egyptian. It comprises the Egyptian words with initial m-.
‎2007
8
Albanian etymological dictionary
This volume is a new compendium of Albanian etymology tracing thousands of modern Albanian words back to their origins.
Vladimir E. Orel, 1998
9
Etymological dictionary of Latin and the other Italic languages
Latin is one of the major ancient Indo-European languages and one of the cornerstones of Indo-European studies.
Michiel Arnoud Cor de Vaan, 2008
10
Origins: A Short Etymological Dictionary of Modern English
First Published in 1977. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Eric Partridge, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ETYMOLOGICAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term etymological is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The history of the word 'bad', Chapter 2
Eric Partridge, whose English etymological dictionary should be studiously avoided, referred to Webster' dictionary instead of the OED, used a ... «OUPblog, Jul 15»
2
Rudraksha: The Teardrops of Lord Shiva
The word Rudraksha has its etymological beginnings in the two Sanskrit words "Rudra" and "Aksha" meaning Lord Shiva and Teardrops ... «The Indian Panorama, Jul 15»
3
Snails Have Long Been the Lobsters of Cretan Cuisine
While no direct Greek translation exists for this tongue twister, the name has an array of competing etymological histories, from it being the ... «Munchies_ Food by VICE, Jul 15»
4
A degree of uncertainty
But even a bleeding-edge business linguist such as me occasionally comes across a new etymological solution that totally knocks it out the ... «CRN - UK, Jul 15»
5
Our delusions about history
Etymological reference to History will link it up with Greek word istoria which meant eye-witness. Ironically history and tarikh both are used and ... «The News on Sunday, Jul 15»
6
Science to Live By: Beauty and the Savanna Hypothesis
As a prologue, here is a little etymological and historical background about aesthetics. In 1735, German philosopher Alexander Gottlieb ... «The Crozet Gazette, Jul 15»
7
Top 10: best cities to visit and things to do in Canada
Nova Scotia, or New Scotland, is not entirely dissimilar to its etymological cousin - famed for its seafood, nautical heritage and moderate climate ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
8
Cocktail Hour
We discover the cocktail's historical origins, its etymological connection to a horse's butt, and its rocky history, post-Prohibition. By Gastropod ... «Boing Boing, Jul 15»
9
Beyond The Devil: Understanding Country Icon Charlie Daniels
... Rick Rubin is, you've got a problem — at a time when Nashville wasn't the etymological equivalent of the "C-word" to (country) music fans. «San Antonio Current, Jul 15»
10
Dangerous reading / dangerous etymology research
But the evidence about Robertson's electronic bookshelf and about his etymological and historical inquiries does not, I think, support that ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
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