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etymolog meaning in English

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etymolog [~en ~er] substantiv
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etymologist [etymologists](person who specializes in etymology)
noun
[UK: ˌe.tɪ.ˈmɒ.lə.dʒɪst] [US: ˌe.tɪ.ˈmɒ.lə.dʒɪst]

etymologi [~n ~er] substantiv
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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]

etymologisk [~t ~a] adjektiv

etymological(of or relating to etymology)
adjective
[UK: ˌe.tɪ.mə.ˈlɒ.dʒɪk.l̩] [US: ˌe.tə.mə.ˈlɑː.dʒək.l̩]
The word sandwich has very odd etymological roots. = Ordet sandwich har väldigt udda etymologiska rötter.

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