• Etymology (/ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi/, ET-im-OL-ə-jee) is the scientific study of the origin and evolution of a word's semantic meaning across time, including its...
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  • Folk etymology – also known as (generative) popular etymology, analogical reformation, (morphological) reanalysis and etymological reinterpretation –...
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  • etymology (fake etymology or pseudo-etymology) is a false theory about the origin or derivation of a specific word or phrase. When a false etymology becomes...
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    Proto-Germanic *skaðwa- (meaning "shadow"). John McKinnell comments that this etymology suggests that the goddess Skaði may have once been a personification of...
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  • An etymological fallacy is an argument of equivocation, arguing that a word is defined by its etymology, and that its customary usage is therefore incorrect...
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  • English etymology is the study of where English words came from. It may refer to: History of the English language English words of Greek origin List of...
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  • Look up etymology in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Etymology is the study of the history of words. Etymology or etymologies may also refer to: Etymologiae...
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    The etymology of the various Chinese words for the English word tea reflects the history of transmission of tea drinking culture and trade from China...
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  • is a list of etymological lists. List of computer term etymologies List of band name etymologies List of chemical element name etymologies Non-loanwords...
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    Sarajevo (/ˌsærəˈjeɪvoʊ/ SARR-ə-YAY-voh) is the capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its administrative...
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