| NOUN | communication | etymology | a history of a word |
|---|---|---|---|
| cognition | etymology | the study of the sources and development of words |
| Sounds | eh.tahmaa'lahjhiy; eh.tihmaa'lahjhiy | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Agee ... zoology: 120 rhymes with jhiy... | |
| Meaning | A history of a word. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | folk etymology | A popular but erroneous etymology |
| Broader | history, account, chronicle, story | A record or narrative description of past events |
| Adjectives | etymological | based on or belonging to etymology |
| Nouns | etymologist | a lexicographer who specializes in etymology |
| Verbs | etymologize | construct the history of words |
| etymologize | give the etymology or derivation or suggest an etymology (for a word) | |
| Meaning | The study of the sources and development of words. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | lexicostatistics | A statistical technique used in glottochronology |
| Broader | linguistics | The scientific study of language |
| Adjectives | etymological | based on or belonging to etymology |
| Nouns | etymologist | a lexicographer who specializes in etymology |
| Verbs | etymologize | construct the history of words |
| etymologize | give the etymology or derivation or suggest an etymology (for a word) | |