Etymology word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "etymology" word

[noun] the study of the sources and development of words
[noun] a history of a word

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\Et`y*mol"o*gy\ (-j[y^]), n.; pl. {Etymologies} (-j[i^]z). [L. etymologia, Gr. 'etymologi`a; 'e`tymon etymon + lo`gos discourse, description: cf. F. ['e]tymologie. See {Etymon}, and {-logy}.] 1. That branch of philological science which treats of the history of words, tracing out their origin, primitive significance, and changes of form and meaning. 2. That part of grammar which relates to the changes in the form of the words in a language; inflection.

Related terms: bowwow theory, comparative linguistics, derivation, descriptive linguistics, dialectology, dingdong theory, eponymy, folk etymology, glossematics, glossology, glottochronology, glottology, grammar, graphemics, historical linguistics, language study, lexicology, lexicostatistics, linguistic geography, linguistic science, linguistics, mathematical linguistics, morphology, morphophonemics, origin, paleography, philology, phonetics, phonology, psycholinguistics, semantic history, semantics, sociolinguistics, structuralism, syntactics, transformational linguistics, word history

The fun area, different aproach to word »etymology«

Let's analyse "etymology" as pure text. This string has Nine letters in Five syllables and Three vowels (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: YGOLOMYTE. Average typing speed for these characters is 2385 milliseconds. [info]

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Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: etymology: 5 + 6 + 6 = 17, reduced: 8 (or 4 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is Eight.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: etymology: 5 + 2 + 7 + 4 + 6 + 3 + 6 + 7 + 7 = 47, reduced: 11, and the final result is Eleven.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
G (1)	7	Chariot	Strong, Sturdy, Decisive
L (1)	12	Hanged Man	Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
M (1)	13	Death	Creator, Developer, Builder
O (2)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
T (1)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful
Y (2)	25	Knight of Wands	Brave, Daring, Bold, Charismatic, Brash

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