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An etymologist. [Not in use.]
An etymologist.
Pertaining to etymology, or the derivation of words.
According to etymology.
An etymological dictionary or manual.
of Etymology
One who investigates the derivation of words.
To search into the origin of words; to deduce words from their simple roots.
1. To give the etymology of; to trace to the root or primitive, as a word.
2. To search into the origin of words; to deduce words from their simple roots.
1. That part of philology which explains the origin and derivation of words, with a view to ascertain their radical or primary signification.
2. In grammar, etymology comprehends the various inflections and modifications of words, and shows how they are formed from their simple roots.
3. The deduction of words from their originals; the analysis of compound words into their primitives.
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.
2. That part of grammar which relates to the changes in the form of the words in a language; inflection.
An original root, or primitive word.
1. An original form; primitive word; root.
2. Original or fundamental signification.
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