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===Pronunciation=== |
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* {{enPR|ĕt'ĭ-mŏlʹə-jē|a=RP}}; {{IPA|en|/ˌɛt.ɪˈmɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/}} |
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* {{enPR|ĕt'ə-mŏʹlə-jē|a=GA}}; {{IPA|en|/ˌɛt.əˈmɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/|[ˌɛɾ.əˈmɑ.lə.d͡ʒi]}} |
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** {{audio|en|en-us-etymology.ogg| |
** {{audio|en|en-us-etymology.ogg|a=US}} |
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* {{enPR|ĕt'ə-mŏlʹə-jē|a=AU}}; {{IPA|en|/ˌet.əˈmɔl.ə.d͡ʒi/|[ˌeɾ.əˈmɔl.ə.d͡ʒi]}} |
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* {{hyphenation|en|e|ty|mo|lo|gy}} |
* {{hyphenation|en|e|ty|mo|lo|gy}} |
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* {{rhymes|en|ɒlədʒi|s=5}} |
* {{rhymes|en|ɒlədʒi|s=5}} |
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# {{lb|en|uncountable|linguistics}} The scientific study of the origin and evolution of a word's semantic meaning across time, including its constituent morphemes and phonemes. |
# {{senseid|en|study of word origins and evolution}} {{lb|en|uncountable|linguistics}} The scientific study of the origin and evolution of a word's semantic meaning across time, including its constituent morphemes and phonemes. |
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# {{lb|en|countable}} The entire catalogue of meanings that a word, morpheme, or sign has carried throughout its history; lit. the logic of the etymon. |
# {{senseid|en|entire catalogue of meanings in the history of a word}} {{lb|en|countable}} The entire catalogue of meanings that a word, morpheme, or sign has carried throughout its history; lit. the logic of the etymon. |
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#: {{ux|en|Although written the same, the words ''lead'' (the metal) and ''lead'' (the verb) have totally different '''etymologies'''.}} |
#: {{ux|en|Although written the same, the words ''lead'' (the metal) and ''lead'' (the verb) have totally different '''etymologies'''.}} |
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#* {{quote-journal|1=en|year=2018|author=James Lambert|title=A multitude of ‘lishes’: The nomenclature of hybridity|journal=English World-Wide|page=13|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/318367113_A_multitude_of_lishes_The_nomenclature_of_hybridity |
#* {{quote-journal|1=en|year=2018|author=James Lambert|title=A multitude of ‘lishes’: The nomenclature of hybridity|journal=English World-Wide|page=13|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/318367113_A_multitude_of_lishes_The_nomenclature_of_hybridity |
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|text=The '''etymology''' of the term ''Japlish'' is disputed and contentiously so.}} |
|text=The '''etymology''' of the term ''Japlish'' is disputed and contentiously so.}} |
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# {{lb|en|countable}} An account of the origin and historical development of a word as presented in a [[dictionary]] or the like. |
# {{senseid|en|an account of the origin and development of a word}} {{lb|en|countable}} An account of the origin and historical development of a word as presented in a [[dictionary]] or the like. |
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#: {{syn|en|derivation<!--sometimes synonymous-->}} |
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#* {{quote-web|en|date=02 July 23|author=Talia Felix|url=https://www.etymonline.com/columns/post/honing-in-on-harlequin|work=Online Etymology Dictionary|title=Homing in on Harlequin|text=Where did this name Harlequin (or Arlechin) come from? Most '''etymologies''' for the name give the [[harlequin#Etymology|Hellequin]] theory.}} |
#* {{quote-web|en|date=02 July 23|author=Talia Felix|url=https://www.etymonline.com/columns/post/honing-in-on-harlequin|work=Online Etymology Dictionary|title=Homing in on Harlequin|text=Where did this name Harlequin (or Arlechin) come from? Most '''etymologies''' for the name give the [[harlequin#Etymology|Hellequin]] theory.}} |
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# {{lb|en|countable}} The direct origin of a name, as in who someone was named after. |
# {{lb|en|countable}} The direct origin of a name, as in who someone was named after. |
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* Afrikaans: {{t+|af|etimologie}} |
* Afrikaans: {{t+|af|etimologie}} |
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* Albanian: {{t+|sq|etimologji|f}} |
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|etimologji|f}} |
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* Arabic: {{t|ar|تَأْثِيل|m}} |
* Arabic: {{t|ar|تَأْثِيل|m}}, {{t|ar|عِلْم تَأْثِيل|m}} |
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* Aragonese: {{t|an|etimolochía|f}} |
* Aragonese: {{t|an|etimolochía|f}} |
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* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ստուգաբանություն}} |
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ստուգաբանություն}} |
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* Azerbaijani: {{t+|az|etimologiya}} |
* Azerbaijani: {{t+|az|etimologiya}} |
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* Basque: {{t|eu|etimologia}} |
* Basque: {{t|eu|etimologia}} |
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* Belarusian: {{t|be|этымало́гія|f}}, {{t|be|этымалёгія|f}} {{qualifier| |
* Belarusian: {{t|be|этымало́гія|f}}, {{t|be|этымалёгія|f}} {{qualifier|Taraškievica}} |
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* Bengali: {{t|bn|শব্দতত্ত্ব}} |
* Bengali: {{t+|bn|শব্দতত্ত্ব}} |
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* Breton: {{t|br|etimologiezh|f}} |
* Breton: {{t|br|etimologiezh|f}} |
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* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|етимоло́гия|f}} |
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|етимоло́гия|f}} |
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* Burmese: {{t+|my|ဗျုပ္ပတ်}} |
* Burmese: {{t+|my|ဗျုပ္ပတ်}} |
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* Catalan: {{t+|ca|etimologia|f}} |
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|etimologia|f}} |
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* Chinese: |
* Chinese: |
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*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|etymologi|m}} |
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|etymologi|m}} |
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* Occitan: {{t+|oc|etimologia|f}} |
* Occitan: {{t+|oc|etimologia|f}} |
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* Pashto: {{t|ps|اشتقاق پوهنه|f|tr= |
* Pashto: {{t|ps|اشتقاق پوهنه|f|tr=ešteqãqpohǝ́na}}, {{t|ps|فقه اللغت|f|tr=fiqolluǧát}}, {{t|ps|ګړيستنه|f|tr=gǝṛyastǝ́na}} |
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* Persian: |
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* Persian: {{t+|fa|ریشهشناسی|tr=riše-šenâsi}}, {{t|fa|واژهپژوهی|tr=vâže-pažuhi}}, {{t|fa|علم اشتقاق|tr='elm-e ešteqâq}}, {{t+|fa|اتیمولوژی|tr=etimoloži}} |
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*: Iranian Persian: {{t+|fa-ira|ریشِهشِناسی}}, {{t|fa-ira|واژِهپَژوهی}}, {{t|fa-ira|عِلْمِ اِشْتِقاق}}, {{t+|fa-ira|اِتیمولوژی|tr=etimoloži}} |
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* Polish: {{t+|pl|etymologia|f}}, {{t+|pl|źródłosłów}} |
* Polish: {{t+|pl|etymologia|f}}, {{t+|pl|źródłosłów}} |
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* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|etimologia|f}} |
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|etimologia|f}} |
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* Romanian: {{t+|ro|etimologie|f}} |
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|etimologie|f}} |
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* Russian: {{t+|ru|этимоло́гия|f}} |
* Russian: {{t+|ru|этимоло́гия|f}} |
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* Sanskrit: {{t+|sa|व्युत्पत्ति|f}} |
* Sanskrit: {{t+|sa|व्युत्पत्ति|f}} |
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* Serbo-Croatian: |
* Serbo-Croatian: |
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*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh| |
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|етимоло̀гија|f}} |
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*: Roman: {{t+|sh| |
*: Roman: {{t+|sh|etimològija|f}} |
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* Sicilian: {{t+|scn|etimoluggìa|f}} |
* Sicilian: {{t+|scn|etimoluggìa|f}} |
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* Sinhalese: {{t|si|නිරුක්ති විද්යාව}} |
* Sinhalese: {{t|si|නිරුක්ති විද්යාව}} |
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* Swedish: {{t+|sv|etymologi|c}} |
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|etymologi|c}} |
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* Tagalog: {{t|tl|palamuhatan}}, {{t|tl|panuysuyan}}, {{t+|tl|etimolohiya}} |
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|palamuhatan}}, {{t|tl|panuysuyan}}, {{t+|tl|etimolohiya}} |
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* Tajik: {{t+|tg|этимология}} |
* Tajik: {{t+|tg|этимология}}, {{t|tg|решашиносӣ}} |
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* Tamil: {{t+|ta|சொற்பிறப்பியல்}} |
* Tamil: {{t+|ta|சொற்பிறப்பியல்}} |
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* Telugu: {{t+|te|వ్యుత్పత్తి}} |
* Telugu: {{t+|te|వ్యుత్పత్తి}} |
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* Turkmen: {{t|tk|etimologiýa}} |
* Turkmen: {{t|tk|etimologiýa}} |
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* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|етимоло́гія|f}} |
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|етимоло́гія|f}} |
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* Urdu: {{t|ur|اِشْتِقاقِیات|f-p}}, {{t|ur|صَرْف|m}} |
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* Uyghur: {{t|ug|ئېتمولوگىيە}} |
* Uyghur: {{t|ug|ئېتمولوگىيە}}, {{t|ug|ئېتىمولوگىيە}} |
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* Uzbek: {{t+|uz|etimologiya}} |
* Uzbek: {{t+|uz|etimologiya}} |
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* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|từ nguyên học}} ({{t|vi|詞源學}}), {{t+|vi|từ nguyên}} ({{t|vi|詞源}}) |
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|từ nguyên học}} ({{t|vi|詞源學}}), {{t+|vi|từ nguyên}} ({{t|vi|詞源}}) |
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* Arabic: {{t|ar|إِشْتِقَاق|m}}, {{t|ar|تَأْثِيل|m}} |
* Arabic: {{t|ar|إِشْتِقَاق|m}}, {{t|ar|تَأْثِيل|m}} |
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* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ստուգաբանություն}} |
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ստուգաբանություն}} |
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* Belarusian: {{t|be|этымало́гія|f}}, {{t|be|этымалёгія|f}} {{qualifier|Taraškievica}} |
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* Breton: {{t|br|etimologiezh|f}} |
* Breton: {{t|br|etimologiezh|f}} |
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* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|етимоло́гия|f}} |
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|етимоло́гия|f}} |
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* Burmese: {{t+|my|ဗျုပ္ပတ်}} |
* Burmese: {{t+|my|ဗျုပ္ပတ်}} |
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* Catalan: {{t+|ca|etimologia|f}} |
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|etimologia|f}} |
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* Chinese: |
* Chinese: |
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*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|etymologi|m}} |
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|etymologi|m}} |
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* Occitan: {{t+|oc|etimologia|f}} |
* Occitan: {{t+|oc|etimologia|f}} |
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* Old English: {{t|ang|namena ordfruma|m}} |
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* Pashto: {{t+|ps|اشتقاق|m|tr=ešteqãq}} |
* Pashto: {{t+|ps|اشتقاق|m|tr=ešteqãq}} |
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* Persian: |
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* Persian: {{t+|fa|ریشهشناسی|tr=riše-šenâsi}}, {{t|fa|واژهپژوهی|tr=vâže-pažuhi}}, {{t|fa|علم اشتقاق|tr='elm-e ešteqâq}}, {{t+|fa|اتیمولوژی|tr=etimoloži}}, {{t+|fa|اشتقاق|tr=ešteqâq}} |
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*: Iranian Persian: {{t+|fa-ira|ریشِهشِناسی}}, {{t|fa-ira|واژِهپَژوهی}}, {{t|fa-ira|عِلْمِ اِشْتِقاق}}, {{t+|fa-ira|اِتیمولوژی|tr=etimoloži}}, {{t+|fa-ira|اِشْتِقاق}} |
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* Polish: {{t+|pl|etymologia|f}}, {{t+|pl|źródłosłów|m-in}} |
* Polish: {{t+|pl|etymologia|f}}, {{t+|pl|źródłosłów|m-in}} |
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* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|etimologia|f}} |
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|etimologia|f}} |
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* Romanian: {{t+|ro|etimologie|f}} |
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|etimologie|f}} |
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* Russian: {{t+|ru|этимоло́гия|f}} |
* Russian: {{t+|ru|этимоло́гия|f}} |
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* Sanskrit: {{t|sa|व्युत्तपत्ति|f}} |
* Sanskrit: {{t|sa|व्युत्तपत्ति|f}} |
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* Serbo-Croatian: |
* Serbo-Croatian: |
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*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh| |
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|етимоло̀гија|f}} |
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*: Roman: {{t+|sh| |
*: Roman: {{t+|sh|etimològija|f}}}} |
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* Slovak: {{t+|sk|etymológia|f}} |
* Slovak: {{t+|sk|etymológia|f}} |
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* Slovene: {{t+|sl|etimologija|f}} |
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|etimologija|f}} |
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* Swedish: {{t+|sv|etymologi|c}} |
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|etymologi|c}} |
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* Tagalog: {{t+|tl|etimolohiya}} |
* Tagalog: {{t+|tl|etimolohiya}} |
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* Tajik: {{t|tg|иштиқоқ}}, {{t+|tg|этимология}} |
* Tajik: {{t|tg|иштиқоқ}}, {{t+|tg|этимология}}, {{t|tg|решашиносӣ}} |
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* Tamil: {{t+|ta|சொற்பிறப்பியல்}} |
* Tamil: {{t+|ta|சொற்பிறப்பியல்}} |
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* Thai: {{t|th|ศัพทมูล}}, {{t+|th|รากศัพท์}} |
* Thai: {{t|th|ศัพทมูล}}, {{t+|th|รากศัพท์}} |
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* Turkish: {{t+|tr|köken bilimi}}, {{t+|tr|etimoloji}}, {{t|tr|köken bilgisi}} |
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|köken bilimi}}, {{t+|tr|etimoloji}}, {{t|tr|köken bilgisi}} |
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* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|етимоло́гія|f}} |
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|етимоло́гія|f}} |
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* Urdu: {{t+|ur|اِشْتِقاق|m}} |
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* Uyghur: {{t|ug|ئېتىمولوگىيە}} |
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* Venetian: {{t+|vec|etimoƚoxìa|f}} |
* Venetian: {{t+|vec|etimoƚoxìa|f}} |
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* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|từ nguyên}} ({{t|vi|詞源}}) |
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|từ nguyên}} ({{t|vi|詞源}}) |
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Latest revision as of 08:51, 7 August 2024
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English ethymologie, from Old French ethimologie, from Latin etymologia, from Ancient Greek ἐτυμολογία (etumología), from ἔτυμον (étumon, “true sense”) and -λογία (-logía, “study or logic of”), from λόγος (lógos, “word; explanation”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ĕt'ĭ-mŏlʹə-jē; IPA(key): /ˌɛt.ɪˈmɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/
- (General American) enPR: ĕt'ə-mŏʹlə-jē; IPA(key): /ˌɛt.əˈmɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/, [ˌɛɾ.əˈmɑ.lə.d͡ʒi]
- (General Australian) enPR: ĕt'ə-mŏlʹə-jē; IPA(key): /ˌet.əˈmɔl.ə.d͡ʒi/, [ˌeɾ.əˈmɔl.ə.d͡ʒi]
- Hyphenation: e‧ty‧mo‧lo‧gy
- Rhymes: -ɒlədʒi
Noun
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etymology (countable and uncountable, plural etymologies)
- (uncountable, linguistics) The scientific study of the origin and evolution of a word's semantic meaning across time, including its constituent morphemes and phonemes.
- (countable) The entire catalogue of meanings that a word, morpheme, or sign has carried throughout its history; lit. the logic of the etymon.
- Although written the same, the words lead (the metal) and lead (the verb) have totally different etymologies.
- 2018, James Lambert, “A multitude of ‘lishes’: The nomenclature of hybridity”, in English World-Wide[1], page 13:
- The etymology of the term Japlish is disputed and contentiously so.
- (countable) An account of the origin and historical development of a word as presented in a dictionary or the like.
- Synonym: derivation
- (countable) The direct origin of a name, as in who someone was named after.
- 1996, The Rock:
- I'm sure you know the etymology of your name, Goodspeed.
Usage notes
[edit]- Not to be confused with entomology (“the study of insects”) or etiology (“the study of causes or origins”).
- Not to be confused with the origin of the object or person the word refers to.
Hyponyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words
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account of the origin and historical development of a word
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- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.
Translations to be checked
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See also
[edit]Similarly named but unrelated fields
References
[edit]- “etymology”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
- “etymology”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- "etymology" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.
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- Rhymes:English/ɒlədʒi
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