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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesétymologie
Pronunciation / Transliteration: etymologie
"L'étymologie de ce mot est très intéressante."
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The study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history.
"She is a professor who specializes in the etymology of Germanic languages."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: via Old French and Latin from Greek etumologia, from etumon 'true sense' + -logia 'study'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "etymology" is said worldwide
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étymologie
Transliteration: etymologie
"L'étymologie de ce mot est très intéressante."
Etymologie
Transliteration: Etymologie
"Die Etymologie dieses Begriffs reicht bis ins Lateinische zurück."
etimologia
Transliteration: etimologia
"Sto studiando l'etimologia di queste parole antiche."
etimología
Transliteration: etimologia
"El diccionario explica la etimología de cada término."
etimologia
Transliteration: etimologia
"A etimologia desta palavra revela suas origens gregas."
शब्दฮฺ
Transliteration: vyutpatti
Script: व्युत्पत्ति
"इस शब्द की व्युत्पत्ति संस्कृत से हुई है।"
词源
Transliteration: cíyuán
"研究这个词的词源很有意义。"
어원
Transliteration: eowon
"이 단어의 어원은 고대 그리스어에서 유래했습니다."
語源
Transliteration: gogen
"この単語の語源を辞書で調べました。"
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