Etymological

//ˌɛt.ɪ.məˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to etymology. not-comparable

    "But it goes without saying that this etymological argument in and of itself has no significance, since a word taken from a dead language may resultantly assume a meaning independent of its etymology."

  2. 2
    (of a word) Consistent with its etymological characteristics (in historical usage or the source language). comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    based on or belonging to etymology wordnet

Synonyms

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etymologicetymologicliteral

Example

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"I think orthography should be etymological. Etymological letters or diacritics help promote textual comprehension with related or lexically similar languages."

Etymology

From etymology + -ical.

Related phrases

etymological argumentetymological fallacyetymological hybridquasi-etymological

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