📚etymology (étymologie)

noun
/ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi/
étymologie (etymologie)

Signification

The study of the origin of words and how their meanings and forms have evolved.
Traduction de la signification
L'étude de l'origine des mots et de l'évolution de leur sens et de leurs formes.
L'etude de l'origine des mots et de l'evolution de leur sens et de leurs formes.

Phrases d'exemple

The etymology of the word 'salary' comes from the Latin word for salt.

L'étymologie du mot 'salaire' vient du mot latin pour sel.
L'etymologie du mot 'salaire' vient du mot latin pour sel.

Synonymes

word history, derivation, origin, linguistics

Antonymes

semantics, usage

Collocations

etymology of a word, study etymology, linguistic etymology, word etymology

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