Etymology

//ˌɛtɪˈmɒləd͡ʒi//

Synonyms for "etymology" (38 found)

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derivation

Strong matches (11)

Related words (19)

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Translations

243 translations across 103 languages.

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Afrikaans

1 entries
  • etimologie noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)

Albanian

1 entries
  • etimologji noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)

Ancient Greek

2 entries
  • ἐτυμολογία noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • ἐτυμολογία noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)

Arabic

4 entries
  • إِشْتِقَاق noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)
  • تَأْثِيل noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • تَأْثِيل noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)
  • عِلْم تَأْثِيل noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)

Aragonese

1 entries
  • etimolochía noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)

Armenian

2 entries
  • ստուգաբանություն noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • ստուգաբանություն noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)

Aromanian

1 entries
  • etimulughii (roa-rup) noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

2 entries
  • ܐܵܛܘܿܡܘܿܠܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܵܐ noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • ܡܲܒܗܘܼܬ ܡܸܠܹ̈ܐ noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)

Asturian

1 entries
  • etimoloxía noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • etimologiya noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)

Basque

1 entries
  • etimologia noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • этымало́гія noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • этымало́гія noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)
  • этымалёгія noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • этымалёгія noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)

Bengali

1 entries
  • শব্দতত্ত্ব noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)

Breton

2 entries
  • etimologiezh noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • etimologiezh noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • етимоло́гия noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • етимоло́гия noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)

Burmese

2 entries
  • ဗျုပ္ပတ် noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • ဗျုပ္ပတ် noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)

Carpathian Rusyn

2 entries
  • етимоло́ґия noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • етимоло́ґия noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)

Catalan

2 entries
  • etimologia noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • etimologia noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries
  • 語源學 /语源学 noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 字源 noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)
  • 詞根 /词根 noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)
  • 詞源 /词源 noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)
  • 詞源學 /词源学 noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)

Corsican

2 entries
  • etimulugia noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • etimulugia noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)

Czech

2 entries
  • etymologie noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • etymologie noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)

Danish

2 entries
  • etymologi noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • etymologi noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)

Dutch

3 entries
  • etymologie noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • etymologie noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)
  • woordherkomst noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)

Esperanto

3 entries
  • etimo noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)
  • etimologio noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • vortodeveno noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)

Estonian

2 entries
  • etümoloogia noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • etümoloogia noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)

Faroese

1 entries
  • orðaupprunafrøði noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)

Finnish

2 entries
  • etymologia noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • etymologia noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)

French

2 entries
  • étymologie noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • étymologie noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)

Galician

2 entries
  • etimoloxía noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • etimoloxía noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)

Georgian

2 entries
  • ეტიმოლოგია noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • ეტიმოლოგია noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)

German

4 entries
  • Etymologie noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • Etymologie noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)
  • Herkunft noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)
  • Wortherkunft noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)

Greek

2 entries
  • ετυμολογία noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • ετυμολογία noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)

Hebrew

3 entries
  • אֵטִימוֹלוֹגְיָה noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • גִּזָּרוֹן noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • גִּזָּרוֹן noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)

Hindi

4 entries
  • इश्तिक़ाक़ noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • इश्तिक़ाक़ noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)
  • इश्तिक़ाक़ियात noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • इश्तिक़ाक़ियात noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • eredet noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)
  • eredeztetés noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)
  • etimológia noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • etimológia noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)

Icelandic

2 entries
  • orðsifjafræði noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • orðsifjar noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)

Ido

1 entries
  • etimologio noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • etimologi noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)

Interlingua

1 entries
  • etymologia noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)

Iranian Persian

4 entries
  • اِتیمولوژی noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • اِتیمولوژی noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)
  • اِشْتِقاق noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)
  • ریشِهشِناسی noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)

Irish

2 entries
  • sanasaíocht noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • sanasaíocht noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)

Italian

2 entries
  • etimologia noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • etimologia noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)

Japanese

2 entries
  • 語源 noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)
  • 語源学 noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)

Javanese

1 entries
  • étimologi noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)

Kannada

1 entries
  • ಪದದ ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆ noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • этимология noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)

Khmer

3 entries
  • ដើមកំណើតពាក្យ noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)
  • និរុត្តិសាស្ត្រ noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • មូលសព្ទ noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)

Korean

3 entries
  • 어원 noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • 어원 noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)
  • 어원학 noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • этимология noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)

Latin

3 entries
  • etymologia noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • etymologia noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)
  • vēriloquium noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)

Latvian

2 entries
  • etimoloģija noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • etimoloģija noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • etimologija noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)

Luxembourgish

2 entries
  • Etymologie noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • Etymologie noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)

Macedonian

2 entries
  • етимоло́гија noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • етимологија noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)

Malay

1 entries
  • etimologi noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)

Malayalam

2 entries
  • നിരുക്തം noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • പദോൽപ്പത്തി noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)

Maltese

1 entries
  • etimoloġija noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)

Manx

1 entries
  • bun-ocklaght noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)

Marathi

2 entries
  • व्युत्पत्ती noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)
  • व्युत्पत्तीशास्त्र noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)

Mongolian

4 entries
  • этимологи noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • үгийн гарал noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)
  • үгийн гаралзүй noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • ᠡᠲ᠋ᠢᠮᠣᠯᠣᠭᠢ noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)

Māori

1 entries
  • mātai kupu noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)

Navajo

1 entries
  • bizhiʼígíí noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)

Northern Kurdish

1 entries
  • bêjenasî noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • etymologi noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • etymologi noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries
  • etymologi noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • etymologi noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)

Occitan

2 entries
  • etimologia noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • etimologia noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)

Odia

4 entries
  • ନିରୁକ୍ତ noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • ନିରୁକ୍ତ noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)
  • ବ୍ୟୁତ୍ପତ୍ତି noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • ବ୍ୟୁତ୍ପତ୍ତି noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)

Old English

1 entries
  • namena ordfruma noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)

Pashto

4 entries
  • اشتقاق noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)
  • اشتقاق پوهنه noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • فقه اللغت noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • ګړيستنه noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)

Polish

4 entries
  • etymologia noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • etymologia noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)
  • źródłosłów noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • źródłosłów noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • etimologia noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • etimologia noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)

Romanian

2 entries
  • etimologie noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • etimologie noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)

Russian

2 entries
  • этимоло́гия noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • этимоло́гия noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)

Sanskrit

4 entries
  • निरुक्त noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • निरुक्त noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)
  • व्युत्पत्ति noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • व्युत्पत्ति noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • etimològija noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • etimològija noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)
  • етимоло̀гија noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • етимоло̀гија noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)

Sicilian

1 entries
  • etimoluggìa noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)

Sinhalese

1 entries
  • නිරුක්ති විද්යාව noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)

Slovak

2 entries
  • etymológia noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • etymológia noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)

Slovene

2 entries
  • etimologija noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • etimologija noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)

Spanish

2 entries
  • etimología noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • etimología noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)

Swahili

1 entries
  • etimolojia noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)

Swedish

2 entries
  • etymologi noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • etymologi noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)

Tagalog

4 entries
  • etimolohiya noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • etimolohiya noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)
  • palamuhatan noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • panuysuyan noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)

Tajik

4 entries
  • иштиқоқ noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)
  • решашиносӣ noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • решашиносӣ noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)
  • этимология noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)

Tamil

2 entries
  • சொற்பிறப்பியல் noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • சொற்பிறப்பியல் noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)

Telugu

1 entries
  • వ్యుత్పత్తి noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)

Thai

3 entries
  • รากศัพท์ noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)
  • ศัพทมูล noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)
  • ศัพทมูลวิทยา noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)

Tibetan

2 entries
  • ཐ་སྙད་རིག་པ noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • ཐ་སྙད་སྒྲུབ་ཚུལ noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)

Tigrinya

1 entries
  • ፍልቀተ-ቃል noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)

Turkish

4 entries
  • etimoloji noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • etimoloji noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)
  • köken bilgisi noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)
  • köken bilimi noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)

Turkmen

1 entries
  • etimologiýa noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • етимоло́гія noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • етимоло́гія noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)

Urdu

4 entries
  • اِشْتِقاق noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • اِشْتِقاق noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)
  • اِشْتِقاقِیات noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • اِشْتِقاقِیات noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)

Uyghur

3 entries
  • ئېتمولوگىيە noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • ئېتىمولوگىيە noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • ئېتىمولوگىيە noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)

Uzbek

1 entries
  • etimologiya noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)

Venetan

1 entries
  • etimoƚoxìa noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)

Vietnamese

3 entries
  • từ nguyên noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • từ nguyên noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)
  • từ nguyên học noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)

Volapük

1 entries
  • tümolog noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)

Welsh

3 entries
  • geirdarddeg noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • geirdarddiad noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • tarddiad noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)

Wolof

1 entries
  • gongikubaat noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • עטימאָלאָגיע noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)

Yoruba

3 entries
  • orírun-ọ̀rọ̀ noun (account of the origin and historical development of a word)
  • ìmọ̀ orírun-ọ̀rọ̀ noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
  • ẹ̀kọ́ orírun-ọ̀rọ̀ noun (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)

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