BLUE JEW PITE: Power In The Etymology :) ETYMOLOGY

et·y·mol·o·gy

[ˌedəˈmäləjē]

NOUN

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

   • the origin of a word and the historical development of its meaning.
     synonyms: derivation · word history · development · origin · 
     

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ORIGIN

late Middle English: from Old French ethimologie, via Latin from Greek etumologia, from etumologos ‘student of etymology,’ from etumon, neuter singular of etumos ‘true.’

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etymology

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