et·y·mol·o·gy
noun/ˌetɪˈmɒlədʒi/
/ˌetɪˈmɑːlədʒi/
(plural etymologies)
- [uncountable] the study of the origin and history of words and their meanings
词源学 - [countable] the origin and history of a particular word
词源
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French ethimologie, via Latin from Greek etumologia, from etumologos ‘student of etymology’, from etumon, neuter singular of etumos ‘true’.