etymology
/ˌetəˈmɒlədʒi/eh-tuh-MO-luh-jee
/ˌɛtəˈmɑlədʒi/eh-tuh-MAH-luh-jee
Meaningthe study of true meaning
Common meaning: the study of where words come from
- etymotrue, real (as in the real meaning of a word)
- loga word, saying; reckoning, reasonLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 476 · scan
- ynoun ending: study, state or act
‘true, real (as in the real meaning of a word)’ + ‘a word, saying’ → etymology
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) ‘a word, saying; reckoning, reason’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry λόγος (lógos), p. 476 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry ANTHOLOGY, p. 26 · dictionary scan
Roots
- λόγος (lógos) Ancient Greek “a word, saying; reckoning, reason”
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