Associations to the word «Etymology»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
ETYMOLOGY, noun. (uncountable) The study of the historical development of languages, particularly as manifested in individual words.
ETYMOLOGY, noun. (countable) An account of the origin and historical development of a word.
Dictionary definition
ETYMOLOGY, noun. A history of a word.
ETYMOLOGY, noun. The study of the sources and development of words.
Wise words
When you have spoken the word, it reigns over you. When it
is unspoken you reign over it.