English-Thai Dictionary

etymology

N นิรุกติศาสตร์  วิชา ที่ ว่าด้วย กำเนิด และ การพัฒนา ของ คำ  ni-ruk-ti-sad

 

etymology

N ประวัติ ของ คำ  แหล่งกำเนิด คำ  pra-wad-kong-kam

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ETYMOLOGY

n.[Gr. true, and discourse. ] 1. That part of philology which explains the origin and derivation of words, with a view to ascertain their radical or primary signification.
In grammar, etymology comprehends the various inflections and modifications of words, and shows how they are formed from their simple roots.
2. The deduction of words from their originals; the analysis of compound words into their primitives.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ETYMOLOGY

Et `y *mol "o *gy, n.; pl. Etymologies. Etym: [L.etymologia, Gr. étymologie. See Etymon, and -logy. ]

 

1. That branch of philological science which treats of the history of words, tracing out their origin, primitive significance, and changes of from and meaning.

 

2. That pert of grammar which relates to the changes in the form of the words in a language; inflection.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

etymology

et y mol o gy |ˌetəˈmäləjē ˌɛdəˈmɑləʤi | ▶noun ( pl. etymologies ) the study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history. • the origin of a word and the historical development of its meaning. DERIVATIVES et y mo log i cal |-məˈläjikəl |adjective, et y mo log i cal ly |-məˈläjik (ə )lē |adverb, et y mol o gist |-jist |noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French ethimologie, via Latin from Greek etumologia, from etumologos ‘student of etymology, ’ from etumon, neuter singular of etumos ‘true. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

etymology

etymology |ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi | ▶noun ( pl. etymologies ) [ mass noun ] the study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history. • [ count noun ] the origin of a word and the historical development of its meaning. DERIVATIVES etymological |-məˈlɒdʒɪk (ə )l |adjective, etymologically |-məˈlɒdʒɪk (ə )li |adverb, etymologist noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French ethimologie, via Latin from Greek etumologia, from etumologos ‘student of etymology ’, from etumon, neuter singular of etumos ‘true ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

etymology

etymology noun the etymology of a word may be unknown: derivation, word history, development, origin, source.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

etymology

etymology noun derivation, word history, development, origin, source.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

etymology

et y mol o gy /ètəmɑ́lədʒi |-mɔ́l -/名詞 複 -gies 1 U 語源学 ; 語源研究 .2 C (語の )語源 ; 語源の記述 .