Etymology

"Etymology" in yo

orírun-ọ̀rọ̀

(account of the origin and historical development of a word)

ìmọ̀ orírun-ọ̀rọ̀

(study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)

ẹ̀kọ́ orírun-ọ̀rọ̀

(study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)

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