Definition of Etymology. Meaning of Etymology. Synonyms of Etymology

- Etymology (/ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi/ ET-im-OL-ə-jee) is the scientific study of the origin and evolution of a word's semantic meaning across time, including its...
- Folk etymology (also known as po****r etymology, analogical reformation, reanalysis, morphological reanalysis or etymological reinterpretation) is a change...
- A false etymology (fake etymology, po****r etymology, etymythology, pseudo-etymology, or par(a)etymology) is a po****r but false belief about the origin...
- Etymology is the study of the history of words. Etymology or etymologies may also refer to: Etymologiae, a 7th century encyclopedia compiled by Isidore...
- Proto-Germanic *skaðwa- (meaning "shadow"). John McKinnell comments that this etymology suggests that the goddess Skaði may have once been a personification of...
- 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...
- The etymology of the various words for tea reflects the history of transmission of tea drinking culture and trade from China to countries around the world...
- The Online Etymology Dictionary (Etymonline) is a free online dictionary, written and compiled by Douglas R. Harper, that describes the origins of English-language...
- 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...
- this etymology could also explain the nickname "Egyptian black arts". However, according to Mahn, this theory may be an example of folk etymology. ****uming...