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Etymology

• Etymology (n.) comes from the Greek words "étymos," meaning "true," and "lógos," meaning "word, speech."

Meaning

• Etymology refers to the study of the origin and development of words. It investigates the changes in form, meaning, and usage of words over time.

Origin

• The term "etymology" was first used by the Greek philosopher Plato in his work "Cratylus." Plato believed that the true meaning of words could be found by examining their origins.
• The scientific study of etymology began in the 19th century with the work of scholars such as Jacob Grimm and Max Müller. These scholars developed methods for tracing the history of words back to their earliest known forms.

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• alone

  Etymology Old English ānlīen solitary Proto West Germanic ainli solitary Pro

• only

  Etymology Etymology n comes from the Greek words étymos meaning true and lóg

• atone

  Etymology Old English atōnian atone reconcile from Proto Germanic atōnōjan sour

• alone

  Etymology Old English ānlīen solitary Proto West Germanic ainli solitary Pro

• lich

  Etymology Middle English liche from Old English līc body corpse derived from P

• like

  Etymology is the study of the origin of words and how their meaning has changed over time

• just

  Etymology Origin Old French conscience from Latin conscientia from com with sci

• lone

  Etymology Old English āna alone only Proto Germanic ainaz single lonely Prot

• baleful

  Etymology The word baleful is derived from the Old English word balewe which means

• oubliette

  Etymology Old French oubliette Middle French oubliette Latin oblivīscī to forg

• clemency

  Etymology From the Old French clemencie ultimately derived from the Latin word clem

• solitary

  Etymology Latin solitarius solitary Proto Indo European se li alone Me