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| User: | etymology (48743)
Etymology
The History of Our Words
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| E-mail: | | wyllo | @ | leatherandlight.com |
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| About: | What is Etymology?
The word etymology is derived from the Greek etumos which means real or true. The ending ology suggests the study/science of , as in biology or geology. And that is the etymology of etymology. It is the study of the origins of words; how they evolved. Confused?
Here is another example. The Ancient Greek word hippos means horse, and potamus means river. Hence hippopotamus literally means river horse.
A few other word-parts derived from Ancient Greek are tele (long distance), micro (small), phone (speak), and scope (look). From these come such words as telephone, telescope, microphone, and microscope.
Have a flare for this or simply an interest in the study of words, their meaning and history? Please join us.
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| Interests: | 7: dictionary, etymology, history, languages, study, thesaurus, words |
| Maintainers: | 1: wyllo |
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