English
etymologic
Etymologic comes from Old French ethimologie ‘etymology’, and goes back to Ancient Greek ἔτυμος ‘true, real, sure’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἔτυμοςétumos‘true, real, sure’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐτῠμόλογοςetŭmólogos‘studying etymology’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐτῠμολογῐ́ᾱetŭmologĭ́ā‘etymology’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEetymologia
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400ethimologie‘etymology’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500ethymologie‘the purported true, primordial and innate sense of a term’
- English1500–presentetymology
- Englishtodayetymologic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἔτυμοςétumos‘true, real, sure’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐτῠμόλογοςetŭmólogos‘studying etymology’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐτῠμολογῐ́ᾱetŭmologĭ́ā‘etymology’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEetymologia
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400ethimologie‘etymology’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500ethymologie‘the purported true, primordial and innate sense of a term’
- English1500–presentetymology
- Englishtodayetymologic
A compound of etymology + -ic
Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- ‘to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning…’
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Ancient Greek ἐτῠμολογῐ́ᾱ
Latin etymologia
Old French ethimologie
Middle English ethymologie ‘the purported true, primordial and innate…’
English etymology
Every English word from Ancient Greek ἔτυμος
Today it means
adj Of or pertaining to etymologies; concerning etymology.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἔτυμος / etymologic