1. A history of a word 
2. The study of the sources and development of words

Derived forms: etymologies

See also: etymological, etymologist, etymologize

Type of: account, chronicle, history, linguistics, story

Encyclopedia: Etymology

• input program
• input routine
• input signal
• inquest
• inquietude
• inquire
• inquirer
• inquiring
• inquiringly
• inquiry
• inquiry agent
• inquisition
• inquisitional
• inquisitive
• inquisitively
• inquisitiveness
• inquisitor
• inquisitorial
• inquisitory
• inquorate
• INR
• inro
• inroad
• inrush
• INS