etymologist / ˌɛt əˈmɒl ə dʒi /

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etymologist 的定义

n. 名词 noun

plural et·y·mol·o·gies.

  1. the derivation of a word.
  2. a chronological account of the birth and development of a particular word or element of a word, often delineating its spread from one language to another and its evolving changes in form and meaning.
  3. the study of historical linguistic change, especially as manifested in individual words.

etymologist 近义词

etymologist

等同于 lexicographer

更多etymologist例句

  1. Languages of this latter kind are of subordinate value to the Etymologist.
  2. But Horne Tooke, in his zeal as an etymologist, forgot altogether to attend to the construction of the passage.
  3. The etymologist finds the deadest word to have been once a brilliant picture.
  4. I will now give a few examples of the way in which the study of semantics helps the etymologist.
  5. The etymologist must either be an antiquary or must know where to go for sound antiquarian information.