etymology
/ˌetɪˈmɒlədʒɪ/noun
( pl.-ies)［mass noun］
1- the study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history词源学。
1.1
- count noun the origin of a word and the historical development of its meaning词源。
派生词
etymological
adjectiveetymologically
adverbetymologist
noun词源
late Middle English: from Old French ethimologie, via Latin from Greek etumologia, from etumologos 'student of etymology', from etumon， neuter singular of etumos 'true'.