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etymological

Adjective

∙ Of or relating to etymology. not comparable
∙ (of a word) Consistent with its etymological characteristics (in historical usage and/or the source language). comparable

BABYLON ENGLISH
etymological adj.
of or pertaining to etymology, of or pertaining to the study of the origin and grammatical derivation of words

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
etymological
etymological
\et`y*mo*log"ic*al\ (-m&osl;*l&obreve;j"&ibreve;*kal), a. [l. etymologicus, gr. 'etymologiko`s: cf. f. étymologique. see etymology.] pertaining to etymology, or the derivation of words. -- et`y*mo*log"ic*al*ly, adv.

WORDNET 2.0
etymological
Adjective
1. based on or belonging to etymology; "I merely drew an etymological distinction"
(pertainym) etymology

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Etymology
Etymology is the study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time. By extension, the term "the etymology (of a word)" means the origin of the particular word.
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

etymological

Adjective

∙ Of or relating to etymology. not comparable
∙ (of a word) Consistent with its etymological characteristics (in historical usage and/or the source language). comparable

BABYLON ENGLISH
etymological adj.
of or pertaining to etymology, of or pertaining to the study of the origin and grammatical derivation of words

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
etymological
etymological
\et`y*mo*log"ic*al\ (-m&osl;*l&obreve;j"&ibreve;*kal), a. [l. etymologicus, gr. 'etymologiko`s: cf. f. étymologique. see etymology.] pertaining to etymology, or the derivation of words. -- et`y*mo*log"ic*al*ly, adv.

WORDNET 2.0
etymological
Adjective
1. based on or belonging to etymology; "I merely drew an etymological distinction"
(pertainym) etymology

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Etymology
Etymology is the study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time. By extension, the term "the etymology (of a word)" means the origin of the particular word.
See more at Wikipedia.org...

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