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etymology noun (etymologies) 1 the study of the origin and development of words and their meanings. 2 an explanation of the history of a particular word. etymological adj. etymologically adverb. etymologist noun.
ETYMOLOGY: 15c: from Latin etymologia, from Greek etymon the literal sense of a word, from etymos true.
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