- etymological
- adjective see etymology
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Etymological — Et y*mo*log ic*al ( m[ o]*l[o^]j [i^]*kal), a. [L. etymologicus, Gr. etymologiko s: cf. F. [ e]tymologique. See {Etymology}.] Pertaining to etymology, or the derivation of words. {Et y*mo*log ic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
etymological — [et΄ə mə läj′i kəl] adj. 〚< L etymologicus < Gr etymologikos + AL〛 of or according to the etymology, or to the principles of etymology etymologically adv. * * * et·y·mo·log·i·cal (ĕt ə mə lŏjʹĭ kəl) also et·y·mo·log·ic ( lŏjʹĭk) adj. Of or… … Universalium
etymological — (adj.) 1590s; see ETYMOLOGY (Cf. etymology) + ICAL (Cf. ical). Related: Etymologically … Etymology dictionary
etymological — [et΄ə mə läj′i kəl] adj. [< L etymologicus < Gr etymologikos + AL] of or according to the etymology, or to the principles of etymology etymologically adv … English World dictionary
etymological — [[t]e̱tɪməlɒ̱ʤɪk(ə)l[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Etymological means concerned with or relating to etymology. [FORMAL] Gratification and gratitude have the same etymological root … English dictionary
etymological — adjective a) Of or relating to etymology. b) Consistent with its etymological characteristics (in historical usage and/or the source language). See Also: etymologist, etymology, etymon … Wiktionary
etymological — adj. Etymological is used with these nouns: ↑dictionary … Collocations dictionary
etymological — etymology ► NOUN (pl. etymologies) ▪ an account of the origins and the developments in meaning of a word. DERIVATIVES etymological adjective etymologically adverb etymologist noun. ORIGIN Greek etumologia, from etumos true … English terms dictionary
etymological — adjective based on or belonging to etymology (Freq. 1) I merely drew an etymological distinction • Pertains to noun: ↑etymology • Derivationally related forms: ↑etymology … Useful english dictionary
Etymological list of counties of the United Kingdom — is a list of the origins of the names of counties of the United Kingdom. For England and Wales it includes ancient and contemporary counties. BackgroundThroughout the histories of the constituent countries of the United Kingdom a variety of… … Wikipedia
Etymological dictionary — An etymological dictionary discusses the etymology of the words listed. Often, large dictionaries, such as the OED and Webster s, will contain some etymological information, without aspiring to focus on etymology.Etymological dictionaries are the … Wikipedia
