etymologistnoun

etymology | American Dictionary

etymology
noun[ C/U ]
us/ˌet̬·əˈmɑl·ə·dʒi/
English
the origin and history of a word or words, or the study of word origins

Examples of etymology

etymology
Tales of swollen feet, burial ceremonies, and sea plants are mixed in with reports of military traditions, place name etymologies and accounts of hospitality rituals.
The section ends with a brief note on etymology, including one or two pointers to etymological abbreviations and conventions found in dictionaries.
Its discussion of etymology is balanced and quite careful.
People are very good at folk etymologies that puts some pressure on getting the dictionary out before more of them become too entrenched in writing.
The term, in all probability an acronym, has an elusive etymology.
I have not found comparable etymologies for the words considered here in the works she cites.
The strong association of the ceremonial drink with a swizzle stick is pragmatic evidence for the etymology suggested.
Their etymology alone can tell us a great deal about how thinking is perceived in terms of our interaction with the physical realm.
Finally, the etymology of robot is not clear.
For example, during the 19th century, dubious research reports on racial variances in mental health helped to obscure the social etymology of illness and disease.
One of the weaknesses of existing models concerns stacking restrictions and etymology.
Each entry consists of definitions, spelling, pronunciations, etymologies, biographical background, and plot summaries (where relevant).
In short, false analogy may occur after adaptation has taken place and be carried out mainly by monolinguals as a type of folk etymology.
It claims 75,000 'clear and authoritative definitions of words and phrases, with pronunciations and etymologies', plus 6,000 encyclopedic items and a range of general-knowledge appendices.
The etymology of the word ghazal is 'talking to a woman about love'.
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