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
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.