Definition of ETYMOLOGY. Meaning of ETYMOLOGY. Synonyms of ETYMOLOGY

- Etymology (/ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi/ ET-im-OL-ə-jee) is the study of the origin and evolution of words—including their constituent units of sound and meaning—across...
- Folk etymology – also known as (generative) po****r etymology, analogical reformation, (morphological) reanalysis and etymological reinterpretation –...
- etymology (fake etymology or pseudo-etymology) is a false theory about the origin or derivation of a specific word or phrase. When a false etymology becomes...
- Look up etymology in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Etymology is the study of the history of words. Etymology or etymologies may also refer to: Etymologiae...
- An etymological fallacy is an argument of equivocation, arguing that a word is defined by its etymology, and that its customary usage is therefore incorrect...
- Proto-Germanic *skaðwa- (meaning "shadow"). John McKinnell comments that this etymology suggests that the goddess Skaði may have once been a personification of...
- classical texts which do not necessarily have the same meaning or origin. The etymology of the term is closely linked to that of the place name Arabia. The root...
- Asia (/ˈeɪʒə/ AY-zhə, UK also /ˈeɪʃə/ AY-shə) is the largest continent in the world by both land area and po****tion. It covers an area of more than 44...
- origin. Another possible etymology for the name is from the Middle Persian word erāg, meaning "lowlands". An Arabic folk etymology for the name is "deeply...
- English etymology is the study of where English words came from. It may refer to: History of the English language English words of Gr**** origin List of...