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Showing words for ETYMOLOGY using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Etymology

etymology

7 Letter Words for Etymology

myology

6 Letter Words for Etymology

etymol, gloomy, gooley, mogote, moolet, mooley, motley, toomly

5 Letter Words for Etymology

elogy, eyoty, gemot, geoty, glome, gloom, goety, golem, golet, gooey, gooly, goyle, gymel, looey, melty, metol, metoo, molet, molto, mooly, motel, motey, moyle, ology, oylet, ymolt

4 Letter Words for Etymology

egol, elmy, etym, eyot, geol, geom, gley, glom, gloy, goel, gole, gome, gool, gote, goto, gyle, gyte, leto, loge, logo, logy, lome, loom, loot, lote, loto, lyme, lyte, melt, moet, mogo, mole, molt, moly, mool, moot, mote, moyl, moyo, mtge, myel, ogle, oleo, otoe, toey, toge, togo, tole, tome, tool, toom, toyo, yelm, yelt, yeom, ygoe, ylem, yote, yoyo

3 Letter Words for Etymology

ego, elm, elt, emo, eom, ety, eyl, gel, gem, geo, get, gey, glt, gmt, gol, goo, got, goy, gte, gye, gym, leg, lem, leo, let, ley, loe, log, loo, lot, loy, ltm, lye, lym, meg, mel, met, mgt, moe, mog, mol, moo, mot, moy, mtg, myg, ole, olm, oom, oot, oto, oye, teg, tel, tem, tlo, toe, tog, tol, tom, too, toy, tye, tyg, yeo, yet, ygo, yoe, yom, yot, yoy

Definitions for Etymology

[1] the derivation of a word.
[2] a chronological account of the birth and development of a particular word or element of a word, often delineating its spread from one language to another and its evolving changes in form and meaning.
[3] the study of historical linguistic change, especially as manifested in individual words.
[4] the study of the sources and development of words and morphemes
[5] an account of the source and development of a word or morpheme

Words related to Etymology

origin, development, derivation, source, root, etymon

Words nearby Etymology

etui, etv, ety., etym., etymologize, etymology, etymon, etzel, eu, eu-, eubacteria

Origin of Etymology

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin etymologia < Greek etymología, equivalent to etymológ (os ) studying the true meanings and values of words (étymo (s ) true (see etymon) + lógos word, reason) + -ia -y3

Words that may be confused with Etymology

entomology, etymology

Other words from Etymology

et·y·mo·log·i·cal [et-uh -muh -loj -i-kuh l] /ˌɛt ə məˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/ , et·y·mo·log·ic , adjective
et·y·mo·log·i·cal·ly , adverb
et·y·mol·o·gist , noun
pseu·do·et·y·mo·log·i·cal , adjective
pseu·do·et·y·mo·log·i·cal·ly , adverb
sub·et·y·mol·o·gy , noun, plural sub·et·y·mol·o·gies.
un·et·y·mo·log·ic , adjective
un·et·y·mo·log·i·cal , adjective
un·et·y·mo·log·i·cal·ly , adverb

Word origin for Etymology

C14: via Latin from Greek etumologia; see etymon , -logy

Synonyms for Etymology

derivation, development, etymon, origin, root, source, phrase history, phrase origin, word history, word origin