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ETYMOLOGICALLY

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et⋅y⋅mol⋅o⋅gy

  [et-uh-mol-uh-jee]
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–noun, plural -gies.
1. the derivation of a word.
2. an account of the history of a particular word or element of a word.
3. the study of historical linguistic change, esp. as manifested in individual words.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L etymologia < Gk etymología, equiv. to etymológ(os) studying the true meanings and values of words (étymo(s) true (see etymon ) + lógos word, reason) + -ia -y 3

Related forms:
et⋅y⋅mo⋅log⋅i⋅cal  [et-uh-muh-loj-i-kuhl] , et⋅y⋅mo⋅log⋅ic, adjective
et⋅y⋅mo⋅log⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
et⋅y⋅mol⋅o⋅gist, noun
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et·y·mo·log·i·cal   (ět'ə-mə-lŏj'ĭ-kəl)   
adj.  Of or relating to etymology or based on the principles of etymology.
et'y·mo·log'i·cal·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

etymology 
1398, from Gk. etymologia, from etymon "true sense" (neut. of etymos "true," related to eteos "true") + logos "word." In classical times, of meanings; later, of histories. Latinized by Cicero as veriloquium.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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