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etymology [etymologies] (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words) noun [UK: ˌe.tɪ.ˈmɒ.lə.dʒi] [US: ˌe.tə.ˈmɑː.lə.dʒi] | etimologianoun |
folk etymology (false etymology) noun [UK: fəʊk ˌe.tɪ.ˈmɒ.lə.dʒi] [US: foʊk ˌe.tə.ˈmɑː.lə.dʒi] | etimologia popularnoun |