direct etymology

** Etymology** is the study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time.

Meaning

• Diachronic: The study of language change over time.
• Synchronic: The study of language at a specific point in time.

Origin

The word "etymology" is derived from the Greek word ἐτυμολογία (etumologia), which means "true meaning" or "true account". It is composed of the elements ἔτυμος (etymos), meaning "true", and -λογία (-logia), meaning "study".

direct relate terms

• address

  Etymology The word address derives from the Old French word adrecier which in turn

• dress

  Etymology The word dress comes from the Old French word drecier which means to stra

• dress

  Etymology The word dress comes from the Old French word drecier which means to stra

• dressing

  Etymology Old French dresser Latin dirigere to direct to straighten Meaning T

• directive

  Etymology Latin dirigere Meaning to direct Origin Proto Indo European root derg

• directory

  Etymology Directory is derived from the Latin word directorium which means guide

• dirge

  Etymology Late Middle English from Middle French dirge from Latin dirige third perso

• govern

  Etymology The word govern comes from the Old French word governer which in turn come

• rule

  Etymology Derived from the Old French word reule which in turn comes from the Latin

• government

  Etymology The word government is derived from the Latin word gubernare which means

• interregnum

  Etymology Latin interregnum from inter between regnum reign Meaning A

• plan

  Etymology The word plan originated from the Latin word planus meaning flat or lev