Etymology

Noun

 * 1)  The study of the historical development of languages, particularly as manifested in individual words.
 * 2)  An account of the origin and historical development of a word.

Derived terms

 * etymological
 * fake etymology
 * false etymology
 * folk etymology
 * popular etymology

Related terms

 * etymon
 * etymologist
 * etymologize

Hyponyms

 * onomastics

Thesaurus
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