'Etymology' definitions:
Definition of 'etymology'
From: WordNet
noun
A history of a word
noun
The study of the sources and development of words
Definition of 'Etymology'
From: GCIDE
- Etymology \Et`y*mol"o*gy\ (-j[y^]), n.; pl. Etymologies (-j[i^]z). [L.etymologia, Gr. 'etymologi`a; 'e`tymon etymon + lo`gos discourse, description: cf. F. ['e]tymologie. See Etymon, and -logy.]
- 1. That branch of philological science which treats of the history of words, tracing out their origin, primitive significance, and changes of form and meaning. [1913 Webster]
- 2. That part of grammar which relates to the changes in the form of the words in a language; inflection. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'etymology'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bowwow theory,
- comparative linguistics,
- derivation,
- descriptive linguistics,
- dialectology,
- dingdong theory,
- eponymy,
- folk etymology,
- glossematics,
- glossology,
- glottochronology,
- glottology,
- grammar,
- graphemics,
- historical linguistics,
- language study,
- lexicology,
- lexicostatistics,
- linguistic geography,
- linguistic science,
- linguistics,
- mathematical linguistics,
- morphology,
- morphophonemics,
- origin,
- paleography,
- philology,
- phonetics,
- phonology,
- psycholinguistics,
- semantic history,
- semantics,
- sociolinguistics,
- structuralism,
- syntactics,
- transformational linguistics,
- word history