Etymologist vs. Etymology

Etymologistnoun

A lexicographer or linguist who specializes in etymology (the origins of words)

Etymologynoun

(uncountable) The study of the historical development of languages, particularly as manifested in individual words.

Etymologistnoun

One who investigates the derivation of words.

Etymologynoun

(countable) An account of the origin and historical development of a word.

Etymologistnoun

a lexicographer who specializes in etymology

Etymologynoun

That branch of philological science which treats of the history of words, tracing out their origin, primitive significance, and changes of form and meaning.

Etymologynoun

That part of grammar which relates to the changes in the form of the words in a language; inflection.

Etymologynoun

a history of a word

Etymologynoun

the study of the sources and development of words

Etymologynoun

the study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history

‘the decline of etymology as a linguistic discipline’;

Etymologynoun

the origin of a word and the historical development of its meaning

‘the etymology of the word ‘devil’’;

Etymology

Etymology () is the study of the history of words. By extension, the etymology of a word means its origin and development throughout history.For languages with a long written history, etymologists make use of texts, and texts about the language, to gather knowledge about how words were used during earlier periods, how they developed in meaning and form, or when and how they entered the language.