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The universal principle of etymology in all languages: words are carried over from bodies and from the properties of bodies to express the things of the mind and spirit. The order of ideas must follow the order of things.
Giambattista Vico

Meaning of "etymology" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ETYMOLOGY

Via Latin from Greek etumologia.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ETYMOLOGY

etymology  [ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ETYMOLOGY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Etymology is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ETYMOLOGY 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 etymology in the English dictionary

The definition of etymology in the dictionary is the study of the sources and development of words and morphemes. Other definition of etymology is an account of the source and development of a word or morpheme.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ETYMOLOGY


anemology
ˌænɪˈmɒlədʒɪ
atmology
ætˈmɒlədʒɪ
cohomology
ˌkəʊhəˈmɒlədʒɪ
cosmology
kɒzˈmɒlədʒɪ
docimology
ˌdɒsɪˈmɒlədʒɪ
entomology
ˌɛntəˈmɒlədʒɪ
enzymology
ˌɛnzaɪˈmɒlədʒɪ
epistemology
ɪˌpɪstɪˈmɒlədʒɪ
gemmology
dʒɛˈmɒlədʒɪ
gemology
dʒɛˈmɒlədʒɪ
gizmology
ɡɪzˈmɒlədʒɪ
homology
həʊˈmɒlədʒɪ
ophthalmology
ˌɒfθælˈmɒlədʒɪ
orismology
ˌɒrɪzˈmɒlədʒɪ
pomology
pɒˈmɒlədʒɪ
potamology
ˌpɒtəˈmɒlədʒɪ
seismology
saɪzˈmɒlədʒɪ
sphygmology
sfɪɡˈmɒlədʒɪ
victimology
ˌvɪktɪˈmɒlədʒɪ
zymology
zaɪˈmɒlədʒɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ETYMOLOGY

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE ETYMOLOGY

archaeology
astrology
biology
biotechnology
ecology
genealogy
geology
information technology
methodology
microbiology
mythology
neurology
oncology
pathology
pharmacology
physiology
psychology
sociology
technology
terminology
theology

Synonyms and antonyms of etymology in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ETYMOLOGY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «etymology» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of etymology

Translation of «etymology» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ETYMOLOGY

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

Translator English - Chinese

词源
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

etimología
570 millions of speakers

English

etymology
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

व्युत्पत्ति
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

انجليزيه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

этимология
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

etimologia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ব্যাকরণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

étymologie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Etimologi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Etymologie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

語源
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

어원
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Etimologi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngư nguyên học
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சொற்பிறப்பியல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

व्युत्पत्ती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

etimoloji
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

etimologia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

etymologia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

етимологія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

etimologie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ετυμολογία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

etimologie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

etymologi
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

etymologi
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of etymology

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ETYMOLOGY»

The term «etymology» is quite widely used and occupies the 29.451 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ETYMOLOGY» OVER TIME

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

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2 QUOTES WITH «ETYMOLOGY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word etymology.
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Hill Harper
The word 'courage,' one of my favorite words, the root or the etymology of that word is 'cour,' which means heart. I think true courage is actually following your heart and not getting or succumbing to what other people's definition of what your life should be. Live your life.
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Giambattista Vico
The universal principle of etymology in all languages: words are carried over from bodies and from the properties of bodies to express the things of the mind and spirit. The order of ideas must follow the order of things.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ETYMOLOGY»

Discover the use of etymology in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to etymology and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Word Origins...And How We Know Them: Etymology for Everyone
A guide to the science and process of etymology for the layperson explains how the origins and history of hundreds of words are determined, discussing such topics as folk etymology, changes of meaning in language history, borrowed words, ...
Anatoly Liberman, 2009
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Etymology
This historical survey enquires into the style, structure, presuppositions, and purposes of etymological enquiries over the past two centuries, and contrasts them with the practice of etymology in Antiquity and the Middle Ages.
Yakov Malkiel, 1993
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From Etymology to Pragmatics: Metaphorical and Cultural ...
This book offers a new approach to the analysis of the multiple meanings of English modals, conjunctions, conditionals, and perception verbs.
Eve Sweetser, 1991
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Chambers Dictionary of Etymology
With over 30,000 entries, Chambers Dictionary of Etymology is a prestigious and scholarly dictionary that explains where English words come from.
Robert K. Barnhart, Sol Steinmetz, 1999
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Forgotten Paths: Etymology and the Allegorical Mindset
In Forgotten Paths, Davide Del Bello draws on the insights of Giambattista Vico and examines exemplary texts from classical, medieval, and Renaissance culture with the intent to trace the links between etymological and allegorical ways of ...
Davide Del Bello, 2007
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An Analytic Dictionary of the English Etymology: An Introduction
This work introduces renowned linguistics scholar Anatoly Liberman's comprehensive dictionary and bibliography of the etymology of English words.
Anatoly Liberman, 2008
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A Bibliography of English Etymology
Distinguished linguistics scholar Anatoly Liberman set out the frame for this volume in An Analytic Dictionary of English Etymology.
Anatoly Liberman, Ari Hoptman, Nathan E. Carlson, 2010
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Lexicon Orthopaedic Etymology
Lexicon of Orthopædic Etymologyis more than a concise dictionary of over 800 terms.
Diab, 1999
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The Concise Dictionary of English Etymology
A dictionary of the origins of words and developement of the English language.
Walter W. Skeat, 1993
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The Oxford Guide to Etymology
His focus is on English but he draws many examples from languages such as French, German, and Latin which cast light on the pre-histories of English words. The Oxford Guide to Etymology is reliable, readable, instructive, and enjoyable.
Philip Durkin, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ETYMOLOGY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term etymology is used in the context of the following news items.
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Gullane and the East Lothian Question
"This is pronounced 'Gillan', on the basis of the Gaelic etymology of the word, a matter which divides the population of the East of Scotland into ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
2
I want to ride my bicycle - Perth's Methyl Ethel making a spectacle of …
The etymology? “My dad works in fibre glass. Literally to make the product it's methyl ethel ketone peroxide, I like the onomatopoeia vibe, it's an ... «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
3
Books for the Curious and New
He examines major festivals, types of offerings, deities and how perceptions changed over time (as well as a cautious etymology for some ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
4
In Our View: Tuacahn is a vision to behold
Others say its etymology was conceived by the founders. Regardless of the name's origins, Tuacahn is, without a doubt, one of the most ... «St. George Daily Spectrum, Jul 15»
5
The 4.5 reasons to work out naked
Not a well-known fact, but did you know the etymology of the word “gymnasium?” Its history stems from the Greek work “gymnos,” which loosely ... «24 Hours Vancouver, Jul 15»
6
Monsters of the medium
When etymology time arrived in Badger High's Room 207, we began with an old word which was typical of this language habit of making new ... «Lake Geneva Regional News, Jul 15»
7
The history of the word 'bad', Chapter 2
Quite often the first solid etymology of an English word comes from Skeat, but this is not the case with the adjective bad. In the first edition of his ... «OUPblog, Jul 15»
8
True Story: Adventures In Internet Racism & Body-Shaming
The etymology of Cracker varies by source, but one good definition is here. In summation, the insult stings to some because it says that even ... «The Frisky, Jul 15»
9
Madrassa only means centre of learning, it's unrelated to religion
MUMBAI: The state government which seeks to derecognize madrassas as non-schools has little or no idea of their origin or etymology. «Times of India, Jul 15»
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Budget delay passes, with help from a slippered Steinitz
Once he was done with the etymology, Deri engaged in some nostalgia over the Hebrew lessons he attended as a young boy. And when ... «The Times of Israel, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Etymology [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/etymology>. Apr 2024 ».
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