etymology

1. (uncountable)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

2. (countable)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

3. (countable)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

4. (countable)The direct origin of a name, as in who someone was named after.

1. I love reading etymologies.

   Мені подобається читати про етимологію. — deniko

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2. Etymologies fascinate me.

   Етимологія зачаровує мене. — deniko

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3. What's the etymology of this word?

   ruКакая у этого слова этимология? — marafon

   deWas ist die Etymologie dieses Wortes? — mhr

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4. Ziri wants the etymology of the word.

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5. The etymology of this word is uncertain.

   ruЭтимология этого слова неясна. — marafon

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