etymological
adjective
uk/ˌet.ɪ.məˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/us/ˌet̬.ɪ.məˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/relatingto thestudyof theoriginandhistoryof words, or of oneparticularword:
词源学的；词源说明的In "doorlock" and "lockofhair", the word "lock" has different etymologicalorigins.在“door lock”和“lock of hair”中的“lock”词源不同。
an etymologicaldictionary语源词典
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etymology
- The two words have no etymologicalconnection.
- Mostpeopledo not use adictionarytofindetymologicalinformation.
- Heprovidedan etymologicalanalysisof the phrase in hislanguagecolumn.
Linguistic terms & linguistic style
- affricate
- allophone
- allophony
- anaphor
- anaphora
- chatty
- colloquial
- distributive
- double entendre
- downtoner
- emphatic
- entailment
- etymologically
- flowery
- oxymoron
- philological
- polysemy
- portmanteau word
- prescriptivism
- prescriptivist