"etymology" meaning in English

See etymology in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˌɛt.ɪˈmɒl.ə.dʒi/ [UK], /ˌɛtəˈmɑlədʒi/ [US] Audio: en-us-etymology.ogg [US] Forms: etymology [singular], etymologies [plural]
enPR: ĕt"ə-mŏl'ə-jē [UK], ĕt"ə-mŏl'ə-jē [US] Head templates: {{irrnoun|etymologies}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Etymology is the study of the history and change of words.
    Sense id: simple-etymology-en-noun-pl2KyaM~ Categories (other): Linguistics
  2. A word's etymology is its history.
    Sense id: simple-etymology-en-noun-YK8t-Twx
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