Found 3 items, similar to etymology.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: etymology
etimologi, ilmu asal kata
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: etymology
etymology
n 1: a history of a word
2: the study of the sources and development of words
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Etymology
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.
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2. That part of grammar which relates to the changes in the
form of the words in a language; inflection.
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