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etymon
Greek · ancient
"the true sense of a word"
the true sense of a word, from etymos (true, real)
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etymologia
Latin · ancient
"the study of a word's true origin"
formed from Greek etymon (true sense) and -logia (study of)
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ethimologie
Old French · medieval
"the study of word origins"
carried into French for the study of word origins
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etymology
English · 1300s
"the study of a word's history and origin"
settled as the English word for the study of a word's history and origin
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