etymology

noun

/ˌetɪˈmɒlədʒi/

/ˌetɪˈmɑːlədʒi/

(plural etymologies)

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[uncountable] the study of the origin and history of words and their meaningsTopics Historyc2, Languagec2
[countable] the origin and history of a particular wordTopics Historyc2, Languagec2

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French ethimologie, via Latin from Greek etumologia, from etumologos ‘student of etymology’, from etumon, neuter singular of etumos ‘true’.

单词	etymology
释义	etymology noun /ˌetɪˈmɒlədʒi/ /ˌetɪˈmɑːlədʒi/ (plural etymologies) jump to other results [uncountable] the study of the origin and history of words and their meaningsTopics Historyc2, Languagec2 [countable] the origin and history of a particular wordTopics Historyc2, Languagec2 Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French ethimologie, via Latin from Greek etumologia, from etumologos ‘student of etymology’, from etumon, neuter singular of etumos ‘true’. see also folk etymology
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