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Meaning of etymological
The primary meaning of the word "etymological" refers to the study of the origins and history of words and how their meanings have changed over time.
Etymology of etymological
The word "etymological" originates from the Greek words "etymon" meaning "true sense" and "logos" meaning "word" or "reason"
The term has been used in the English language since the 15th century to describe the study of word origins and histories
Synonyms
historical
linguistic
philological
semantic
lexical
lexicological
anthropological
archaeological
archival
documentary
evidential
factual
genealogical
hermeneutic
interpretive
literal
metastatic
morphological
paleological
phonological
phylogenetic
roots-based
scientific
taxonomic
textual
typological
analytical
exegetical
expository
explanatory
hermeneutical
investigative
methodical
systematic
Definitions
- Relating to the study of the origins and history of words and how their meanings have changed over time
- * Relating to the etymology of a particular word or phrase
Usage Examples
- The etymological roots of the word "quarantine" can be traced back to the Italian "quaranta" meaning "40"
- * An etymological analysis of the word "nice" reveals that it originally meant "foolish" or "silly" in Old English
Antonyms
modern
contemporary
current
recent
new
novel
unprecedented
unconventional
unorthodox
ahistorical
nonhistorical
unscholarly
unscientific
nonsystematic
random
arbitrary
casual
superficial
simplistic
misleading
inaccurate
false
fabricated