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etimologia meaning in English

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etimologia noun
{f}

derivation [derivations](act of tracing origin or descent)
noun
[UK: ˌde.rɪ.ˈveɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˌde.rə.ˈveɪʃ.n̩]

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]

falsa etimologia noun
{f}

folk etymology(false etymology)
noun
[UK: fəʊk ˌe.tɪ.ˈmɒ.lə.dʒi] [US: foʊk ˌe.tə.ˈmɑː.lə.dʒi]

paretimologia noun
{f}

folk etymology(false etymology)
noun
[UK: fəʊk ˌe.tɪ.ˈmɒ.lə.dʒi] [US: foʊk ˌe.tə.ˈmɑː.lə.dʒi]

pseudoetimologia noun
{f}

folk etymology(false etymology)
noun
[UK: fəʊk ˌe.tɪ.ˈmɒ.lə.dʒi] [US: foʊk ˌe.tə.ˈmɑː.lə.dʒi]