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🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

etimología

Pronunciation / Transliteration: etimologia

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Etymology/ˌɛt.ɪˈmɒl.ə.dʒi/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #4500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El diccionario explica la etimología de cada término."

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As noun
  1. 1

    The study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history.

    "She is a professor who specializes in the etymology of Germanic languages."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Ancient Greek etymología, combining étymon (true sense or root) and -logia (study of). It entered late Middle English via Old French and Latin, originally denoting the derivation of a word to find its true and primary meaning.

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