Etymology
Etymology is the study of the origins of words. Some words have been derived from other languages, possibly in a changed form (the source words are called etymons). Through old texts and comparisons with other languages, etymologists try to reconstruct the history of words — when they entered a language, from what source, and how their form and meaning changed.
See also
- Lists of etymologies
- Back-formation
- Cognate
- Dutchism
- Company names etymology
- Country names etymology
- Computer terms origins
- Etymological dictionary
- False etymology
- Fake etymology
- Folk etymology
- Family name etymology
- False cognate
- False friend
- Placename etymology
- Proto-language
- Semantic progression
- Spanish etymology
- Suppletion
~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
| ► | Basic ideas in etymology |
| ► | English etymology |
| ► | History of etymology |
| ► | Bibliography |
| ► | See also |
| ► | External links |
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