What is another word for etymological?

Pronunciation: [ˌɛtɪməlˈɒd͡ʒɪkə͡l] (IPA)

Etymology is the study of the history and development of words. Therefore, synonyms for the word etymological would include linguistic, lexical, philological, and morphological. These words refer to the same concept of understanding the origin and evolution of words and language. Similarly, etymologic, etymology-derived, and etymologizing are also synonyms for etymological, referring to the derivation of words and their meanings. These synonyms enable us to use language with more precision and versatility in academic and professional settings. By understanding synonyms, we can express ourselves more effectively and demonstrate our mastery of the nuances of language.

Usage examples for Etymological

Having crossed unconsciously by such a slender etymological bridge from my jungle tadpole to China, it occurs to me that the Chinese are the most positively thigmotactic people in the world.
"Edge of the Jungle"
William Beebe
It ought invariably to be taught by "Steps;" and the child should have a perfect knowledge of the etymological part, before he is allowed to advance to syntax.
"A Practical Enquiry into the Philosophy of Education"
James Gall
A few folk still cling to this spelling-there was a "segar-shop" in the Strand till quite recently, and I saw the notice "segars" the other day over a small tobacco-shop in York-which has no authority, and on etymological grounds is indefensible.
"The Social History of Smoking"
G. L. Apperson

Famous quotes with Etymological

  • Etymology, n.: Some early etymological scholars come up with derivations that were hard for the public to believe. The term "etymology" was formed from the Latin "etus" ("eaten"), the root "mal" ("bad"), and "logy" ("study of"). It meant "the study of things that are hard to swallow."
    Mike Kellen
  • Psychotherapists … are dealing with people whose distress arises from what may be termed , to use the Hindu-Buddhist word whose exact meaning is not merely 'illusion' but the entire world-conception of a culture, considered as illusion in the strict etymological sense of a play (Latin, ). The aim of a way of liberation is not the destruction of but seeing it for what it is, or seeing through it. Play is not to be taken seriously, or, in other words, ideas of the world and of oneself which are social conventions and institutions are not to be confused with reality.
    Alan Watts
  • “Aristocracy,” … taken in its etymological sense, means precisely the power of the elect. The elect, by the very definition of the word, can only be the few, and their power, or rather their authority, being due to their intellectual superiority, has nothing in common with the numerical strength on which democracy is based, a strength whose inherent tendency is to sacrifice the minority to the majority, and therefore quality to quantity and the elect to the masses.
    René Guénon
  • The etymological root of the word, sex, which originated around 1350 from the Middle English, sexus, means to divide.
    Vanna Bonta

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