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etymology

e·ty·mo·lo·gy

etymology · etymologies

этимология

етимологія

Etymologie, Herkunft, Wortherkunft

The scientific study of the origin and evolution of a word's semantic meaning across…The scientific study of the origin and evolution of a word's semantic meaning across time, including its constituent morphemes and phonemes.

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UK/ˌɛtɪˈmɒləd͡ʒi/US/ˌɛtəˈmɒləd͡ʒi/

» What's the etymology of this word?

Was ist die Etymologie dieses Wortes?

Welche Etymologie hat dieses Wort?

Какая у этого слова этимология?

Значение

значений: 4

(неисчисляемое)The scientific study of the origin and evolution of a word's semantic meaning across time, including its constituent morphemes and phonemes.
Holonyms: historical linguistics < linguistics
(исчисляемое)The entire catalogue of meanings that a word, morpheme, or sign has carried throughout its history.
Although written the same, the words lead (the metal) and lead (the verb) have totally different etymologies.
a history of a word
(исчисляемое)An account of the origin and historical development of a word as presented in a dictionary or the like.
Etymologie, Herkunft, Wortherkunft
этимоло́гияetimológija, этимоло́гияetimológija
етимоло́гіяetymolóhija, етимоло́гіяetymolóhija
(исчисляемое)The direct origin of a name, as in who someone was named after.

Примеры

предложений: 15

What's the etymology of this word?
Какая у этого слова этимология?
deWas ist die Etymologie dieses Wortes?
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The etymology of this word is uncertain.
Этимология этого слова неясна.
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The etymology of that word is uncertain.
Этимология этого слова неясна.
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Ziri wants the etymology of the word.
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A good way to memorize advanced words is to look up their etymologies.
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Переводы

языков: 9

Українська

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Русский

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Deutsch

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Происхождение

From Middle English ethymologie, from Old French ethimologie, from Latin etymologia, from

From Middle English ethymologie, from Old French ethimologie, from Latin etymologia, from Ancient Greek ἐτυμολογία (etumología), from ἔτυμον (étumon, “true sense”) and -λογία (-logía, “study or logic of”), from λόγος (lógos, “word; explanation”). By surface analysis, etymo- + -logy.

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