Etymology
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English
Pronunciation
- AHD: ĕt"ə-mŏl'ə-jē
- IPA: /ˌetɪˈmɒlədʒɪ/
- SAMPA: /%etI"mQl@dZI/
Etymology
From Old French ethimologie, which, via Latin, etymologia is derived from Greek etumologia. The Greek word in turn is made from etumon or true and the word logos, "discourse" or "one who discourses" (depending on the form of the words). Literally, etymology means "the discourse of truth".
Noun
etymology (plural:etymologies)
- The study of the origin of words. The word can be used to describe the science dealing with the origin of words.
- Quotations
- a. 1571 The etymology which the Dorians give, seems indeed more probable, than that of the Athenians; for how can Comodein, be made of the word Comazein. - Lodovico Castelvetro, Aristotle's Art of Poetry, Page 28.
- 1583 Amonge all other Artes, forgett not the Mathematikes. for the Etymologie of their name, exhortes you to learne them. - Brian Melbancke, Philotimus (1583), Page 98.
- 1693 But in former times, the Name of Satire was given to Poems, which were compos'd of several sorts of Verses; such as were made by Ennius, and Pacuvius; more fully expressing the Etymology of the word Satire, from Satura, which we have observ'd - John Dryde, The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis, Page 26.
- Quotations
- The origin of a word (The etymology of this word can be found below under etymology).
Related terms
- etymological
- etymologist
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See also
- wikipedia article on etymology
