Dictionary Entry
etymology
etymology is a 9-letter English word with 4 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: That branch of philological science which treats of the history of words, tracing out their origin, primitive significance, and changes of form and meaning. Face value is 18 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
9 letters · Scrabble 18 · Words With Friends 19 · 4 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
That branch of philological science which treats of the history of words, tracing out their origin, primitive significance, and changes of form and meaning.
- 2noun
That part of grammar which relates to the changes in the form of the words in a language; inflection.
- 3noun
the study of the sources and development of words
- 4noun
a history of a word
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