English Explanatory Dictionary

etymological

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to etymology.
  2. Consistent with its etymological characteristics (in historical usage or the source language).

Pronunciation

/ˌɛt.ɪ.məˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-etymological.wav

Word forms

etymological more etymological most etymological

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *set-? Ancient Greek ἐτεός (eteós)der.? Ancient Greek ἔτῠμος (étŭmos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Ancient Greek -λογος (-logos) Ancient Greek ἐτῠμόλογος (etŭmólogos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek ἐτῠμολογῐ́ᾱ (etŭmologĭ́ā)bor. Latin etymologiader. Old French ethimologiebor. Middle English ethymologie English etymology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English etymological From etymology + -ical.

Related words

etymologist etymology etymon folk-etymological

Derived words

etymological argument etymological fallacy etymological hybrid etymologically nonetymological pseudoetymological quasi-etymological unetymological
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