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An abbreviation referring to etymological or etymology.

1. Of or pertaining to the primitive form of a word.
2. A foreign word from which a particular loan word is derived; for example, Latin tri, "three" is an etymic of English "triple".
3. Relating to the "etymon"; as, "an etymic word" which is a simple form derived from the common element from which related words in several languages can be determined by linguistic processes.

A written rendition of the history of a particular written symbol that is used to represent speech or an element of a grapheme.

1. Someone who researches and writes about the historical accuracy of the origins, derivations, and spellings of words.
2. A person who studies the history of words by breaking them down into basic elements or by tracing them back to their earliest known structures and writing about the changes in their forms and meanings.

A reference to the historical accuracy of spelling or origins of words: The etymographic approach to ancient symbols involves the method of producing or discovering additional levels of meanings by bringing into play the multitudes of readings a specific grapheme can have within the writing system to which it belongs.

1. A person who researches and writes about the historical accuracy of the origins, spellings, and derivations of words.
2. Anyone who studies the history of words by breaking them down into basic elements or by tracing them back to their earliest known structures and trying to explain the changes in their forms and meanings.

1. The written historical accuracy of the origins and spellings of words.
2. The study of why characters are written as they are.

1. To determine the signification and the historical origins of words.
2. To trace or to derive the original meanings of words.

1. A linguist who focuses primarily on the origins of words: Etymologers provide interesting insights into popular cultures by showing the histories of terms."
2. Someone who traces the original sources of verbal expressions: A etymologer is interested in the socioeconomic and cultural value of communication.

1. A descriptive term for the history of a particular word or the element of a term.
2. A reference to the study of historical linguistic changes; especially, as presented in individual expressions of terms.

1. Relating to science of the origins and development of words: This lexicon provides very good etymological and historical information regarding lots of English words.
2. A reference to or in accordance with the earliest known forms of verbal expressions: Etymological term can either refer to the same language or to ancestral ones from which other terms in the same speech are derived.

Analysis of Etymologies, Quiz #1.

Analysis of Etymologies, Quiz #2.

A reference to the origin and historical development of linguistic forms as indicated by their earliest transmissions from one language to another one.

A manual, or dictionary, in which the origins of words are traced.